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Maverick County judge files emergency order declaring countywide water shortage, asks state for help

Maverick County Commissioners Court · August 26, 2024
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County Judge Nusanku filed an emergency order saying Maverick County faces a severe water shortage affecting residential and agricultural customers and asked the state to help secure funding and technical assistance for rural border communities and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas.

Maverick County Judge Nusanku filed an emergency order on Aug. 26, 2024, declaring a severe and unprecedented water shortage affecting both households and agricultural operations across the county and calling on the state to help secure funding and technical assistance.

The order, read into the record by the judge, says the Maverick County Water Plants, the Maverick County Water Improvement District and the City of Eagle Pass Water Works together serve "over 65,000 residents with more than 16,500…

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