Texas seawater desalination plant deal with Israeli firm advances

Plans are progressing for a large private seawater desalination facility on Texas's Gulf Coast that would be operated by IDE Technologies, an Israeli water treatment company, potentially involving billions in payments.

First covered Oct 28, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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14d Inside Climate News How Texas Could End Up Paying an Israeli Company Billions for Water — Plans are advancing on the Gulf Coast of Texas for an enormous seawater desalination plant which, if built, would be part of one of the largest water…

Primary sources

capitol.texas.gov 84(R) History for SB 2031 | Texas Legislature Online

compliancenews.com 1760470077Rfq Conveyance System Engineering Consulting Services Associated With New Water For South Texas Project (compliancenews.com)

gov.texas.gov Governor Abbott Attends Luncheon With Israeli Business Leaders

More coverage from around the web

yahoo.com Texas could end up paying an Israeli company billions to desalinate Gulf of Mexico water

enr.com US-Israel Joint Venture Unveils $1B Desalination Plant Plan in South Texas

tpr.org How Texas Could End Up Paying an Israeli Company Billions for Water

columbusjewishnews.com Israeli company to help design, develop water desalination facility in Texas

townhall.com Israeli Firm Picked for Texas Desalination Plant

Appeared in: 2026-10-29 (#14)

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