The Texas city that nearly ran out of water is changing how residents live forever

The Texas city that nearly ran out of water is changing how residents live forever

By Mariano CastilloCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – On an otherwise empty residential street, Louis Alvarado pushed a lawnmower to trim the yard of an elderly church friend, keeping the front of the home looking tidy amid other homes where grass and weeds twist upward. Ordinarily a normal chore, lawn care hadn’t been the same here since the city entered Stage 3 water restrictions in December 2024. The water restrictions meant no more watering lawns, maki…