Developers have cleared the final zoning hurdle to build a massive project in Leander that is expected to be valued at $1 billion. The development, called Leander Springs, marks a major move to add commercial activity to the largely residential suburb north of Austin. Leander Springs will include a 4- Leander Springs LLC A rendering … Read moreLeander gives final OK to huge project with crystal lagoon dubbed Leander Springs

Oil and gas companies are increasingly reusing “produced water” as West Texas aquifers are being depleted and the practice of injecting wastewater into disposal wells triggers more earthquakes. The huge demand for water used in hydraulic fracturing wells requires the construction of ponds like these in Big Lake, which store millions of gallons of fresh … Read moreTo ease looming West Texas water shortage, oil companies have begun recycling fracking wastewater