[Texas Tribune] Their water is undrinkable. So these West Texas residents have taken matters into their own hands.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

About 65 residents attended the July meeting to create the South Plains Water Supply Corporation, a collaborative public entity that makes the four housing developments eligible to compete for regional, state and federal funding.

A 2016 report found that 65 Texas water systems contained excessive levels of arsenic, exposing about 51,000 Texans to the contaminant.

And the state also allocated more than $2 billion to increase water supplies, fix failing infrastructure and prevent flooding.

“A big city can just pay for it out of use fees or by selling municipal bonds, but these little systems need access to grant funds or low interest loans.”

Other contamination issues have existed for longer and became a problem when TCEQ lowered the maximum allowable levels of arsenic and fluoride.

Although HB 2701 did not pass, Sheets and Carlos Rubinstein, a former chair of the Texas Water Development Board, said they plan to reintroduce the legislation during the next regular session.

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So they have teaken matters into their own hands. By asking for grants.
- After voting for politicians who promise to bring about these very conditions.
  
  Yeah I feel like if it was a story from a liberal area the title would read something like residents clamoring for handouts and not pulling themselves up by their bootstraps.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
About 65 residents attended the July meeting to create the South Plains Water Supply Corporation, a collaborative public entity that makes the four housing developments eligible to compete for regional, state and federal funding.
A 2016 report found that 65 Texas water systems contained excessive levels of arsenic, exposing about 51,000 Texans to the contaminant.
And the state also allocated more than $2 billion to increase water supplies, fix failing infrastructure and prevent flooding.
“A big city can just pay for it out of use fees or by selling municipal bonds, but these little systems need access to grant funds or low interest loans.”
Other contamination issues have existed for longer and became a problem when TCEQ lowered the maximum allowable levels of arsenic and fluoride.
Although HB 2701 did not pass, Sheets and Carlos Rubinstein, a former chair of the Texas Water Development Board, said they plan to reintroduce the legislation during the next regular session.
The original article contains 861 words, the summary contains 157 words. Saved 82%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!