Lennar wants to build nearly 3,000 homes near Scenic Loop Road and Babcock Road in Bexar County. But to build the homes, it must build a wastewater plant.

Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the American Chemistry Council, the country’s largest lobbying group for the plastics industry.

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.