The increase is part of a series of rate hikes approved in 2021 as part of the City of Houston’s consent decree with the U.S.

Houston Public Works is implementing a five-year plan to collect nearly $2 billion for required repairs to the city’s water ...

against New Mexican actions. ... [I]t is difficult to envision a resolution to this matter that might be superior to the Consent Decree [that Texas seeks].” On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected ...

The necessary improvements to the city's wastewater facilities are required by a consent decree between the City of Houston, ...