Nueces River Authority's desalination pipeline stalls as agency's funds run low, federal aid unconfirmed

River authority’s budget woes are another blow to water-needy Corpus Christi

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River authority’s budget woes a blow to Corpus Christi

Cities and other water users have already paid $4.1 million to reserve water from a seawater desalination plant that is not close to construction.

Nueces River Authority's desalination pipeline stalls as agency's funds run low, federal aid unconfirmed

This article is co-published with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control.The Corpus Christi region, in the midst of an ongoing water crisis, has experienced another setback: Design work has halted on a pipeline thats supposed to deliver water to communities across the state because the tiny river authority that promised to develop the project hasnt offered them a…