“Officials in Corpus Christi expect a \u201cwater emergency\u201d within months and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices and result in an \u201ceconomic disaster\u201d without precedent, former officials said.”<\/p>\n
“CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas\u2014The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation\u2019s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n
Without significant rainfall, Corpus Christi is headed for a \u201cwater emergency\u201d within months and total depletion of the system next year, according to the city\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe impacts are going to be felt tremendously through the state, if not internationally,\u201d said Sean Strawbridge, former CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, the nation\u2019s top port for crude oil exports, in a 40-minute interview Thursday. \u201cThis should be no surprise to anybody. We were talking about this over a decade ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other current and former officials, alarmed at what they call a lack of preparations, have suggested the potential for an economic crisis involving mass layoffs, disruption of fuel supplies and billions of dollars in emergency spending to avoid an evacuation of the city.”<\/p>\n
Dylan Baddour reports for Inside Climate News March 8, 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n SEE ALSO:<\/p>\n