The pitch is ambitious.
The Harbor Island Seawater Desalination Plant is a multi-billion dollar facility planned near Port Aransas, some 40 miles northwest of Corpus Christi. If built, the plant will convert seawater into fresh drinking water at the rate of some 100 million gallons per day.
At its Oct. 21, 2025, meeting, the Kyle City Council was offered a chance to buy in to the plant some 200 miles away at a cost of $500,000. Several council members agreed Kyle needed to “diversify its water portfolio” in light of worsening drought conditions and increased development in the city…