Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water Catastrophe

Monday, March 09, 2026

The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation's largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond. Without significant rainfall, Corpus Christi is headed for a "water emergency" within months ...

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Corpus Christi is nearly out of water and will likely hit a crisis point within months. If nothing is done, and so far the Texas GOP don't seem to be taking it seriously, the entire city would essentially shutdown hurting fuel and gas prices

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-- Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) Mar 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM

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"Corpus Christi" doesn't sound American.

I'm sure Trump will bomb it.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-08 04:43 PM | Reply

Corpus Colostomy

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-08 09:34 PM | Reply

So Corpus Christi sold it's municipal water supply to an Exxon-Saudi petrochemical partnership. Believing they could build desalination plants they saw in Israel.
Then some Mexican national organized a NIMBY movement to prevent the desalination plants, to block petrochemical expansion, which was obviously successful.

Now the entire region is about to enter a catastrophic drought.

LOL NIMBY's the original Lumpers.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-09 12:35 PM | Reply

There was a proposition on my ballot for the primaries that said, in so many words, "that water can't be sold to a private business without support from the public first"

I voted in favor of it, but I doubt anything will happen.

#4 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-09 03:33 PM | Reply

"water can't be sold to a private business without support from the public first"

So now you're against fracking LOL

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-09 03:35 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

So now you're against fracking LOL

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-09 03:35 PM | Reply | Flag

No, I'm for not running out of water.

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-09 04:21 PM | Reply

Left Hind Turds is afraid of running out of water?

Then she should have taken her vote in November 2024 a little more seriously.

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-03-09 04:26 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

I'm for not running out of water.
#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds

LMFAO
Who is using up so much water to make that a concern?
The fossil fuel industry that mails you trust fund checks.

"The region's largest industrial users, which collectively consume the majority of the region's water, remain exempt from emergency curtailment. These multi-billion-dollar refineries, petrochemical plants and liquified natural gas facilities are built to run at a steady rate and can't simply throttle down production in accordance with water availability. They consume large volumes of water primarily in cooling towers to prevent excessive heating and explosions."

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-09 04:41 PM | Reply

Who is using up so much water to make that a concern?

For your next trick you'll complain about the cost of gas at the pump.

All they had to do is create the desalinization plant as intended.

America is stuck behind the NIMBY craze ...

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-09 06:06 PM | Reply

#9 America has always been a NIMBY place.

But I don't expect an imbecile like you to understand that.

#10 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-03-09 06:13 PM | Reply