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Advocate criticizes council for campaign finance ties, urges ending industrial drought exemptions
2412748 · February 26, 2025
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Summary
A resident and organizer accused industry-backed political groups of influencing city policy on water and criticized proposed restrictions to public comment the previous week, urging the council to act for residents and the environment.
Isabella Arisa, cofounder of For the Greater Good, used public comment to criticize what she described as large campaign donations from industry interests to local political groups and to ask the council to end drought exemptions for high-volume industrial water users.
Arisa cited a transparency website and said the Coastal Bend Coalition spent…
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