Claim: In "the past 10 years, our  water rates have increased by 100 percent and we now have the highest water cost of the top 10 cities in Texas."
Fact-check: Brigid Shea says Austin water rates doubled in decade and Austin water costs are greater than costs in the state's other biggest cities
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: W. Gardner Selby
Date published: 2012-04-04T00:00:00