Water Shortage and Drought Emergency

Expressed deep frustration that rural groundwater is being piped to Corpus Christi, leaving rural residents, farms, and landowners vulnerable to dry wells and plummeting property values.

Thanked the commissioners and Judge Scott for their leadership and involvement in consolidating the Justice of the Peace precincts.

Praised Johnnie Bickham and connected the current water crisis to a historical lack of long-term action on desalination, warning that groundwater is now under extreme pressure.