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After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe (insideclimatenews.org)
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Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months and fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, fuel a surge in gasoline prices and trigger an “economic disaster” without precedent, former officials said.

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[–] 3 points 8 months ago

Everyone who is surprised this happened in Texas raise your hand...

No? Nobody?

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    My takeaway from this article:

    The city manager makes $400k/year.

    If our leaders want to live an upper-class lifestyle, they need to deliver stability to the middle-class. Dude, you don't get paid to sit on your ass. Work this shit out, water is fucking important.

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