KSAT investigation helps change water law in Texas; 2 bills arrive on Gov. Abbott’s desk

KSAT investigation helps change water law in Texas; 2 bills arrive on Gov. Abbott’s desk

What started as a KSAT story investigating brown water in two Wilson County neighborhoods has since concluded in the creation of two new state laws.The investigation began in October 2024 as a call from neighbors in a Wilson County subdivision who said their water was brown and had been flagged for E. coli.KSAT went to the Arrowhead Subdivision and found dark brown sediment-filled water and rust-colored filters. This spurred a six-month-long inv…