A 1953 map of the wells in Lubbock County hangs in the office of the groundwater district. [Photo: Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune] Rapid population growth, climate change, and aging water ...

In 2023, Texas lawmakers tried to address the growing problem by passing House Bill 4256, which created the Leaking Water Wells Grant Program under the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ...

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Leaking water wells are causing problems for some West Texas lakes, and Sen. César J. Blanco is working to provide relief through House Bill 4256. According to Blanco, $9.4 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — New water wells being drilled along the Nueces River are now coming with a multimillion-dollar surprise. The water pulled from those wells is saltier than expected, and ...

Mathis City Manager Cedric Davis tells 3NEWS the city has applied to the Texas Water Development Board for a grant to pay to start up old wells that haven’t been used for some five decades.

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