LIVE: Central Texas must adapt as business expansion, water demand grows
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More companies are expanding in Central Texas, bringing more people and more demand on the area's resources. The growth is raising ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More companies are expanding in Central Texas, bringing more people and more demand on the area's resources. The growth is raising concern about the strain on the water supply. Tesla opened a new automotive manufacturing facility, Gigafactory Texas, in April. Social media companies such as Meta and TikTok have leased spaces downtown, where Google is also finishing construction on a new high rise. Last year, Samsung Electronics announced it would expand in Central Texas with the construction of a semiconductor factory in Taylor, and incentive applications filed in July indicated it's considering even more growth here.