Corpus Christi Could Owe Texas $235M for Failed Desalination Plant
City leaders hope to revive the twice-rejected project to avoid returning money loaned by the state.
By Dylan Baddour
Corpus Christi Water Crisis
Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns
By Dylan Baddour
![“The powerful industry [doesn’t] want people to recognize their power, and people are recognizing their power,” said Isabel Araiza, an organizer of the petition drive who spoke to the Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday. Source: City of Corpus Christi livestream](https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CityCouncilScreenshot-1-330x220.jpg)
Corpus Christi Puts Industrial Water Charge on November Ballot
By Dylan Baddour
Corpus Christi Seeks to Block Referendum on Industrial Water Charge
By Dylan Baddour
Corpus Christi Residents and Businesses Subsidized Industrial Water Bills for Years, Officials Say
By Neena Satija, Dylan Baddour
Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi
By Dylan Baddour
How a Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build the Largest Desalination Plant in the Country
By Arcelia Martin, Dylan Baddour
Corpus Christi Postpones Water Emergency to December as ‘Super El Niño’ Offers an End to Drought
By Dylan Baddour, Emily Salazar
Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply
By Emily Salazar, Dylan Baddour
Disaster Declarations Ripple Through South Texas Amid Water Crisis
By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT and The Texas Newsroom, and Emily Salazar of KEDT
Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders
By Dylan Baddour
Water Shortage May Hit Corpus Christi Within Weeks
By Dylan Baddour
After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe
By Dylan Baddour
Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble
By Dylan Baddour
Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows
By Dylan Baddour
