CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — To say that Corpus Christi City Council Member Mark Scott is disappointed would be a massive understatement.

“We were weeks away from what I call solving the riddle,” Scott said on Inside Texas Politics.

That riddle is a years-long water crisis in Corpus Christi that has pushed the city to the brink. City leaders say the area could be in an emergency situation by December 2026, leading to a 25% reduction of water use by its largest industrial users. And some of those companies, including Flint Hills Resources, a Koch Industries subsidiary, say that would force them to shut down at least some operations.

Corpus Christi has suffered through a seven-year drought and is currently under stage 3 water restrictions, which means no lawn watering is allowed, swimming po

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