News Briefs: ​Officials Seek Funding to Prevent Winter Freeze Outages in San Antonio

Congressman Joaquin Castro, along with San Antonio (Texas) Water System, is asking for federal money to assist with installing backup power for pump stations, citing last winter’s deep freeze as a crisis that should be averted in the future.Castro is looking for at least $500,000 out of an appropriations bill to go toward generator installations.“Many families did not have running water during the winter power outages, and hopefully this funding will help prevent that from happening again in the future,” Castro said in a statement, according to San Antonio Express News. EPA Administrator Tours Milwaukee Water Project to Promote $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure