South Texas Drought Threatens Corpus Christi Industry | JQJO

Water shortages in South Texas are jeopardizing a fast-growing industrial hub central to President Donald Trump’s twin goals of dominating global energy markets and slashing trade deficits. Corpus Christi, about 400 miles south of Dallas, is suffering a worsening drought that has already prompted lawn-watering bans, with officials warning tougher measures may follow. Seven years of abnormally dry weather have coincided with rapid industrial growth in the nation’s biggest oil-export hub, stretching fresh-water supplies.