Steven D. Prentoce

patiently awaiting the day I can go to a water park again

[Metro @MetroUK]

Count Binface demands Sega bring back its London arcade and make Shenmue 4 https://t.co/M5hSC5iPSg

[San Antonio Express-News @ExpressNews]

TxDOT makes another push for passenger rail between S.A., Austin https://t.co/OkFKRRP5gs

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

So not only did an ICE agent shoot an unarmed man in the back of a van and lie about it, they’ve detained three eyewitnesses and are pressuring them to self-deport so they don’t testify. This is horrifying shit.

[Jen Rice @jen_rice_]

To be clear: it is the job of Houston's city, county, state and federal officials to make sure that video footage is released and that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's family gets the truth about what happened

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

One of the world's most famous trees has died after standing in England's Sherwood Forest for around 1,000 years

The 'Major Oak' tree, famously linked to Robin Hood, failed to produce leaves this year after years of heat and drought

[Joel Montfort @jmontforttx]

The massive Utah data center, called the Stratos Project, will be as big as 2,000 Walmarts, will need 9GW of electricity to run, and will generate the heat equivalent of 23 atom bombs detonating every single day in Hansel Valley. The expected impact of wildlife is catastrophic.
https://t.co/pZjrpcTaIe

[Sammi🦋 @StoriesBySammi]

The water crisis in South Texas just hit a breaking point. 📉

At least six towns—Taft, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Three Rivers, Orange Grove, and Alice—have all issued disaster declarations in the last two weeks. The regional supply is failing, and demand is officially higher than what’s left in the reservoirs.

While small towns are begging for help, the priorities are clear: One Exxon-SABIC plastics plant nearby is burning through more water than all 300,000 residents of Corpus Christi combined.

The state says they need $174B for long-term water infrastructure, but they’ve only put up $20B. That’s a $154B gap while towns are literally being forced to drill emergency wells just to keep the taps running.

Corpus Christi is already projecting mandatory 25% cuts by September for residents and hospitals, but they're still protecting the industrial heavy-hitters to avoid "wrecking the economy."

How are residents being asked to cut back while corporations keep getting protected?

#DemsUnited #Climate

[Felix Prehn 🐶 @felixprehn]

Texas just admitted it needs $174 billion for water.

Not for roads. Not for schools. Not for energy. Water. The stuff that comes out of your faucet.

The Texas Water Development Board released the numbers last week. $174 billion over the next 50 years to prevent the state from running out of water. Double the last estimate from 2022.

Texas is adding 17 million people by 2080. A 53% increase. Water supply is dropping 10% over the same period from depleting aquifers. Without action, shortages could cause $177 billion in economic losses by 2030 alone. More than the cost of fixing it.

And it's not just population growth draining the system.

Tesla's Giga Texas factory uses 556 million gallons of water per year. A single factory. Data centers are consuming 0.4% of the state's entire water supply and growing fast. In Austin, data centers and industrial demand are straining a water system built for residential use.

This isn't a Texas problem. It's a global one.

The World Bank just launched a program called Water Forward targeting water security for 1 billion people by 2030. 14 countries signed on. They're calling it one of the defining infrastructure crises of the century.

Water is the only commodity on earth with no substitute. Oil has renewables. Gold has Bitcoin (if you believe that). Copper has aluminum for some applications. Water has nothing. You need it or you die. Every person, every farm, every factory, every data center.

And it's running out faster than any government projected.

Where this creates an investment thesis almost nobody is talking about:

Xylem (XYL). The largest pure-play water technology company in the world. Builds the infrastructure that treats, tests, transports, and analyzes water. Revenue above $8 billion. Every dollar of that $174 billion Texas plan flows through companies like Xylem.

American Water Works (AWK). Largest publicly traded water utility. Serves 14 million people across 24 states. Water utilities are natural monopolies. You can't build a second pipe to someone's house. The customer can't switch providers. Pricing power is absolute and demand is non-negotiable.

Veolia (VEOEY). Global leader in water treatment and waste management. Operates on every continent. When countries need to build water infrastructure from scratch, Veolia gets the call.

Essential Utilities (WTRG). Growing through acquisitions of small water systems. Rural water infrastructure across America is crumbling. Most small systems are municipally owned with no budget to upgrade. Essential buys them, upgrades them, and charges the regulated rate.

Mueller Water Products (MWA). Builds the valves, hydrants, and pipes that make up the physical water distribution network. Every infrastructure dollar spent on water flows through components these companies manufacture.

The Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) gives you diversified exposure to the entire water infrastructure chain. When governments start writing $174 billion checks for water, every company in this ETF benefits.

Water infrastructure is the most boring and most inevitable investment thesis on earth. Nobody talks about it because it's not AI and it doesn't have a ticker on CNBC's bottom scroll. That's why it's still cheap.

every week i cover where the money is actually going before it makes headlines. former banker.

https://t.co/1j7Dmb4qHR

(texas just said it needs $174 billion for water. double the last estimate. the state is adding 17 million people while aquifers are depleting. tesla's single factory uses 556 million gallons a year. data centers are draining supply in austin. the world bank just launched an emergency water security initiative for 1 billion people. water is the only commodity on earth with zero substitute. nobody on financial TV is covering this. $174 billion has to go somewhere.)

[Owen Shroyer @OwenShroyer1776]

This is ridiculous.

They filled Texas with data centers and now we're paying the price.

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Texas needs at least $174 billion to avoid water crisis, state says.

That new amount is more than double the amount predicted four years ago. The new forecast comes as supply is already drying up. https://t.co/Gh1NsCu69O

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

The 21-year-old singer, whose given name is David Anthony Burke, was being held in jail without bail, according to police. https://t.co/5tB0ADuUOe

[gwen howerton @kissphoria]

the guy who tried to firebomb sam altman's house living in spring

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

Finance Director Melissa Dubowski and Deputy Controller Will Jones told council members during a Tuesday budget hearing that the fire department is over budget by $51 million and the police department is over by $16 million. Three-quarters of both figures are attributed to overtime, they said. https://t.co/ffHt0hW0OV

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

Black women are often the first to experience unemployment, and remain unemployed longer than other workers. In 2025, an estimated 300,000 lost their jobs. https://t.co/durbH7t1vv

[For all Curious @fascinatingonX]

🚨 BREAKING: South Korean scientists have developed a painless micro needle patch that can regrow teeth, potentially making fillings, drills, implants and dentures obsolete.

[✨Miku✨Commissions OPEN! @Mikuoz_art]

Hey I know this post is gonna reach like 3 people but:
C*ntro Le*ks has made an app with Pokopia tips and tricks and they are ALL scraped from Serebii. Like all of it. And it also has in-app purchase to get rid of ads.

This is scummy from all sides. Also fuck C*ntro in general.

[north star radio ☀️ @comrade_casey]

🚨 BREAKING — Israel Wins Zero Medals at 2026 Winter Olympics.

[Kyle Potter @kpottermn]

NEW: Both TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs will be shut down by the federal government as of 6am ET Sunday, per the @washingtonpost.

DHS says it’s prioritizing the “general traveling population” after funding for agency lapsed in shutdown showdown.
https://t.co/f5dD4CDJu6

[The Green Dragon Tavern @greendragonhq]

🚨🚨 VOTING FRAUD ALERT🚨🚨

A new explosive report revealed that @elonmusk’s PAC sent out pre-filled election ballots.

This is highly illegal and affected TENS OF THOUSANDS of voters in a key swing state that Biden won in 2020!

[Nicolas Hulscher, MPH @NicHulscher]

The Florida Department of Health just found that your favorite bread is laced with carcinogenic glyphosate.