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ALSO: City of Houston takes measures to control water main breaks ahead of summer The leaks in 2023 translated to 31.8 billion gallons of water lost in Houston just from pipe leaks.
A motorist navigates a water leak at the intersection of Main and Elgin streets in Houston on Feb. 25, 2025. Houston residents can expect to see increases on their water bills starting in April as ...
Houston Public Works says the decades-old facilities at the East Water Purification Plant, which supplies water to nearly 2 million Houstonians, are on the verge of failure.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (KSNW) — Arkansas City has introduced a new logo to represent the community’s heritage, landscape, and shared aspirations. The updated visual identity, created by the city ...
HOUSTON — The City of Houston wants you to know that drinking water is safe even though it has received reports that the taste and smell have changed. A similar situation happened in 2021.
The city of Houston on Saturday opened new distribution centers to give out water as thousands of customers remained without power following severe storms blamed in the deaths of seven people in ...
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner cautioned people Monday against comparing the city's current boil-water order to last year's "February freeze," when the state's electric power grid collapsed and ...
In 1840, Houston was a fledgling trade hub recently plagued by yellow fever. The Buffalo Bayou helped drive commerce through the city, but Houston played more the role of Galveston’s little brother.
Water leaks once again reigned as Houston’s top complaint to the city’s 311 line in 2024, marking it the sixth year in a row the issue has topped the list. Since 2023, the city has lost around ...
One year ago, Wrenwood residents united to fight high water bills charged by an absentee private water company that had allowed the neighborhood's system to deteriorate over time. The city annexed ...
City of Houston liable for $100 million after losing lawsuit over drainage improvements. ... “The water does not drain and it puddles in front of our property. It does not look good.
The city of Houston's population remained flat in the last two years, with an increase of 7,000 residents, resulting in an increase of 0.31 percent, according to the Houston Chronicle.