Courtesy Nueces Groundwater Conservation District Less than 12 hours after Corpus Christi City Council voted to delay a decision on the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant, Gov. Greg Abbott's chief of staff sharply criticized the council's handling of the project. In an exclusive statement obtained by 3NEWS on Wednesday afternoon, Robert Black, Gov. Abbott's chief of staff, accused council members of failing to address the city's long-term water needs.