In the Hays County city of Kyle, swift growth stirs up a fight over wastewater

Environmental advocates are pushing back against the city of Kyle’s plan to expand its wastewater treatment plant — a step city leaders say is necessary to keep up with rapid population growth. Kyle  — which is in northern Hays County, between San Marcos and Austin...

Thousands of oil and gas wastewater spills threaten property, groundwater, wildlife and livestock across Texas

In the state’s latest Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report, the Railroad Commission had included 557 groundwater contamination cases caused by oil and gas operations. The spokesperson said cases where chloride contaminated the groundwater—of which...

Residents, groups fight plan to dump wastewater into Hill Country waterway

Residents and environmental groups are asking state regulators to deny a developer’s request to build a plant that would dump 300,000 gallons of treated wastewater a day into Hondo Creek, saying the plan could damage the Hill Country waterway. The wastewater plant...