How a Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build the Largest Desalination Plant in the Country

This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. Something moved John Byrum. He believed he could succeed where others had not. The executive director of the Nueces River Authority (NRA)—a small, rural agency based 200 miles from the coast—decided to take up the banner, in 2024, […]