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Now Read This: Our Top 5 Stories from Last Week

  1. Five Things You Might Not Know About Water in Texas: There’s been a whole slew of reporting on the drought in Texas recently. What’s new here that you didn’t already know? Plenty.
  2. Who Uses the Most Water in Austin? We looked at data from Austin Water and discovered some customers use over a million gallons of water a year. Use our interactive map to see where the top 25 water users in Austin live, and how much water they use.
  3. When Hazardous Waste Lived Right Down the Street: What would it be like to grow up down the street — literally a block away — from a plant that treats hazardous waste? For the residents of the Dona Park neighborhood in Corpus Christi, this isn’t a hypothetical question.
  4. Ten Things You Should Know About the Texas Drought: It’s a question on everyone’s mind, one with an elusive answer — when will the drought end? How did we get here? Is there an end in sight? These and more questions, answered.
  5. If Austin Goes Coal-Free, Could the Rest of Texas Follow? The mayor of Austin announced his re-election last week, and with it a new pledge: running Austin free of coal-powered energy. What does this mean for the city and the state?

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