CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi is eyeing a $169 million deal that could reshape the city’s water future but it won’t come without a fight.
City leaders met this week with Evangeline Water to hash out terms for piping in 24 million gallons of water a day from San Patricio County. The potential supply boost comes as our lakes run dangerously low.
City Manager Peter Zanoni said the first step is a “term sheet” which is a short legal outline that will be turned into a full contract. City council is expected to vote on that Sept. 23…