Water - Deceleration

Amy Hardberger: It's Time to Talk About Growth Controls in Rural Texas

As the contested Guajolote Ranch winds up before San Antonio's City Council and data centers crowd into vulnerable rural pockets of Texas, this water law expert says the big story is about neglected authority and 'unchecked growth.'

By Greg Harman

/ 26 Jan 2026

Amy Hardberger: It's Time to Talk About Growth Controls in Rural Texas

Lennar’s Controversial Guajolote Ranch MUD Request Getting Cautious Treatment by San Antonio Council

Spurned by regional elected leaders, Lennar’s pursuit of 2,900 homes at Guajolote Ranch, in spite of risks to area drinking water, speaks volumes about broken planning processes and a widening local-state power divide.

By Greg Harman

/ 25 Jan 2026

Lennar’s Controversial Guajolote Ranch MUD Request Getting Cautious Treatment by San Antonio Council

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.

Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.

By Martha Pskowski and Inside Climate News

/ 21 Jan 2026

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.

Water Wonks Lecture Series: Travis Waiser on Soil Carbon Analysis

Registration is now open for January's Water Wonks lecture! Join us Wednesday, January 28th at 3:30pm to hear Travis Waiser's talk on the soil carbon

By Deceleration Staff

/ 23 Dec 2025

Water Wonks Lecture Series: Travis Waiser on Soil Carbon Analysis

Controversial Guajolote Ranch Set for San Antonio Planning Commission Hearing

A day after Bexar County Commissioner’s urged the TCEQ to reconsider the project’s approval for fear of potential water contamination, San Antonio planners set a date to consider a proposal to help fund the development.

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Dec 2025

Controversial Guajolote Ranch Set for San Antonio Planning Commission Hearing

Diane Wilson Can See a World After Plastics. Can You?

Q&A with the ferocious and talented (and focused) fisherwoman activist Diane Wilson after the first People’s Microplastics Conference in Calhoun County.

By Roxana Rojas

/ 15 Dec 2025

Diane Wilson Can See a World After Plastics. Can You?

Since Deadly July 4 Flood FEMA Has Denied or Failed to Advance Most Kerr County Aid Requests

Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.

By Emily Foxhall

/ 24 Oct 2025

Since Deadly July 4 Flood FEMA Has Denied or Failed to Advance Most Kerr County Aid Requests

TCEQ Commissioners Approve Guajolote Ranch Wastewater Permit—Spark Lawsuit Threat

Highlighting threat from wastewater to greater San Antonio’s largest drinking water source, the Edwards Aquifer, opponents threaten lawsuit, rehearing request.

By Greg Harman

/ 23 Oct 2025

TCEQ Commissioners Approve Guajolote Ranch Wastewater Permit—Spark Lawsuit Threat

Corpus Desal Runs Aground Over Cost Uncertainties (Again) at Friday Water Workshop

City Manager Peter Zanoni said the City will “likely” cancel their contract with Nebraska-based Kiewet for desal project—but questions remain if state water loan could go to other options.

By Gaige Davila

/ 3 Oct 2025

Corpus Desal Runs Aground Over Cost Uncertainties (Again) at Friday Water Workshop

Corpus Christi Desalination Effort Returns Weeks After Community Victory Over Contested $1.2B Project

Council members meet Friday to consider an offer from Houston-based wastewater company to operate a long-pursued desalination plant they recently rejected.

By Gaige Davila

/ 2 Oct 2025

Corpus Christi Desalination Effort Returns Weeks After Community Victory Over Contested $1.2B Project

Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble

Years of blundering and project delays have pushed the South Texas city to the brink of crisis as drought bears down and industrial water use grows. The project’s failure leaves an uncertain future for Corpus Christi.

By Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News

/ 3 Sep 2025

Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble

The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act

Protecting threatened and endangered species has long been popular with Americans across the political spectrum. But can the Trump administration, which has moved to weaken the Endangered Species Act, be inspired to protect the species we love?

By Wendee Nicole

/ 21 Aug 2025

The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act