After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe

City officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel deliveries to Texas airports, hike gas prices and trigger a local economic disaster without precedent, former officials say.

By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate NewsMarch 10, 2026 9:45 amEnergy & Environment, Partner Organizations