CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A strong turnout at Rockin’ K Farms Tuesday night as residents from Nueces and surrounding counties gathered to talk about the future of the Evangeline Aquifer — a resource they say is being unfairly tapped by the city of Corpus Christi.
The community is petitioning for the creation of a Groundwater Conservation District to provide oversight over how that water is used and regulated.
The petition needed 50 signatures to move forward with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Organizers say they received more than 250…