After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe

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By By Dylan BaddourMar 8, 2026, 5:30 am212 ptsTrendingTop
Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months and fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, fuel a surge in gasoline prices and trigger an “economic disaster” without precedent, former officials said. By Dylan Baddour CORPUS CHRISTI,…

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