Texas town declares disaster as water crisis worsens. Here’s what to know
April 10, 2026
Three weeks after officials in Three Rivers announced that the rural Coastal Bend community was perilously close to losing its access to water due to the actions of its neighbors downstream in Corpus Christi, the mayor has now issued a disaster declaration over the worsening water crisis.
“The Mayor of the City of Three Rivers has issued this Drought Disaster Declaration in response to existing drought conditions,” city officials said in a Facebook post late Friday.
“This action is intended to ensure the City has the flexibility to marshal resources… to respond to (the) drought conditions. It also positions the City to pursue and access additional funding for emergency measures related to the drought response,” the post reads.