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State Rep. Armando Walle (D-Houston) has made clean water among his top missions during his 18 years in office.
"Infrastructure, water infrastructure is very important to this community," Walle told ABC13. "It's a huge priority. It's the reason I've served on natural resources in several sessions."
On Monday, Walle announced that he helped secure $18 million for two projects. One of them includes new water lines and new hydrants in the Heather Glen neighborhood.
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With an influx of these facilities coming to the state, Walle said he wants to find solutions for Texans and determine how much natural resources are being used.
"There’s a lot of opportunity here. There's a favorable business climate, regulatory climate. But we also know that we have to be good stewards of our natural resources," Walle said. "Water and energy is a huge factor for us and we need to be able to preserve our water source, whether it's for urban communities or whether it’s for agricultural communities."