Texas prepares to test for lead in schools' drinking water for the first time
Texas prepares to test for lead in schools’ drinking water for the first time Texas Tribune Updated: Tags: In Texas, it will be the first time the state’s roughly 25,000 schools and child care facilities will undergo mandated water inspections for lead and copper — the state did not previously have any testing requirement. Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune Texas will soon begin a program to test drinking water in thousands of elementary schools and child care facilities across the state following an update to federal standards on lead and copper exposure. T...