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San Patricio County adopts resolution backing Sinton, opposes large groundwater export from Evangeline project
Summary
The commissioners court approved a resolution supporting the City of Sinton’s water rights and opposing export of roughly 25.4–25.5 million gallons per day from the Evangeline project, passing the measure 4–1 after commissioners and public witnesses clashed over the science and timing.
San Patricio County’s commissioners court voted 4–1 to approve a resolution formally expressing support for the City of Sinton and opposition to large groundwater exports tied to the Evangeline project. County Judge read the resolution on the record, saying the county “expresses concerns that the 25,500,000 gallon project proposes significant risk to local farmers and residents of Sinton” and urging a unified search for long-term water solutions including desalination and interbasin transfers.
The vote followed more than an hour of public comment and commissioner debate about whether the court had sufficient factual basis to adopt an adversarial posture. Charles Fox, a landowner near Odom, told the court that “pull out…
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