ROBSTOWN, Texas — Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District 3 voted to terminate the water contract for the proposed ammonia plant by Avina Clean Hydrogen in the Robstown and Calallen area.

The decision was made during a special meeting on Tuesday evening, effectively ending a 25-year contract that would have provided the facility with 5.5 million gallons of water daily.

"With the drought we are in… that's not sufficient, you know, so we as a board decided to do away with the contract," Alejandro said.

District 3 President Ram Alejandro said the choice was easy to make because they have no water.

"We can't make that decision whether they are coming or not. But we know we cannot provide them with water. We know that," Alejandro said.

The district originally signed the contra

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