Water and sewer provider Aqua Texas is applying with the state to implement large rate increases for customers across the board, including for a few communities in the Highland Lakes. The Public Utility Commission of Texas is accepting protest letters from Aqua Texas customers before a determination is made on the application.

Aqua Texas filed an application with the PUC on June 20, requesting permission to implement rate increases to reflect an estimated $700 million in capital infrastructure projects made between 2004 and 2024. If the changes were to be implemented, customers could see steep increases to their water and sewer rates.

The proposed changes vary by customer and location, but they are dramatically higher in most cases. For example, in the city of Houston , the cu

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