How Texas Could End Up Paying an Israeli Company Billions for Water
Inside Climate News • 10/28/2026
Summary
Plans are advancing for a large seawater desalination plant on the Gulf Coast of Texas, which would be part of one of the largest water infrastructure developments in the country. This project would be owned by IDE Technologies, an Israeli water treatment company, rather than a public entity.
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