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A wave of massive data centers is expanding across Texas, prompting warnings from experts who say the new water demands could push the state's already strained supply to the brink.

Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take costly preventive measures.

Settlement payments from chemical companies are helping cities pay for expensive PFAS removal technology. But local leaders say the dollars often fall short of covering the full costs to clean up drinking water.

Guymon's Mesa Water Project is expected to deliver its first drops to the city in October of next year.

Data centers are expanding across the central U.S. to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence. That's raising concerns about growing energy demand and freshwater usage.

Texas lawmakers convened in a rapidly growing part of West Texas to sign new legislation aimed at addressing a looming water crisis across the state.

If you're thirsty for knowledge, it's time to drink up: public water supplies are federally required to make water quality reports available by the end of June.

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state's water supply. How to spend the money has caused friction at the Capitol.

State Sen. Charles Perry is championing a statewide water grid similar to one proposed almost 70 years ago.

Relief could be on the way for South Texas farmers facing a crippling water shortage. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would make "an immediate water delivery" to Texas farmers.