Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to take over Corpus Christi’s water operations after city officials announced the Gulf Coast region of 500,000 people faced unprecedented water restrictions, according to reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
Despite the state committing $750 million in low-interest loans for a desalination plant that would add 30 million gallons daily, the project stalled, reported Rachel Denny Clow from KRIS 6 News.
Abbott accused city leaders of squandering funds and being indecisive, threatening state micromanagement…