Tag: Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)

A Harlingen WaterWorks System consulting firm is proposing boosting water rates about 50% during a five-year period to help fund a $130 million sewer overhaul.

HARLINGEN — City officials are planning to lessen the burden of higher water rates aimed at helping fund a sewer system overhaul carrying a price tag of more than $100 million.

HARLINGEN — The city’s WaterWorks System is landing the start-up money to launch a sewer plant overhaul ranging from $80 million to $100 million — the “foundation” of a 20-year master plan whose total costs are projected to climb to about $200 million.

Millions of state dollars will soon be headed to the Rio Grande Valley to fund several infrastructure projects that will bring wastewater service to several communities across Hidalgo and Cameron counties for the very first time.

HARLINGEN — State Rep. Janie Lopez, whose district includes Cameron and Willacy counties, announced her legislation aimed at helping fund drainage projects is headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed into law.

A wet and rainy 2023 has done little to assuage concerns over the Rio Grande Valley's scarce water supply, which is primarily stored at the Falcon and Amistad International Reservoirs that straddle the Rio Grande.

Dozens of officials from the Rio Grande Valley descended upon Austin this week for what has become a much-anticipated tradition at the state capitol — RGV Days — when local leaders get a unique opportunity to sit shoulder-to-shoulder with state lawmakers.

The Texas Water Development Board approved financial assistance totaling $5,263,284 from the Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) for local projects receiving federal grant award matching...

The Texas Water Development Board approved financial assistance totaling $5,263,284 from the Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) for local projects receiving federal grant award matching...