Tag Archives: Texas Water Development Board
No Resolution in Sight For Ranchers and Farmers Fighting Over San Saba River
The prolonged battle has highlighted a major flaw in Texas water management: State policies mostly don’t recognize the connection between surface water and groundwater.
Why is a 40-mile stretch of the San Saba river running dry during the summers? That was the central question at a Texas House Natural Resources Committee hearin...Read More
Water Board Passes Plan To Boost Supply as Texas Grows
The TWDB on Thursday approved a five-year water management plan that projects Texas’ population will grow by 70 percent by 2070....Read More
State of Texas: How Much Water Does Texas Really Need?
A report suggests that state water planners have drastically overestimated how much water Texas will need by 2060....Read More
Prop 6: Slush Fund or Solution to Texas’ Water Woes?
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Prop 6—and then some.
Prop 6 is being pitched as a long-term solution to the growing water supply problems of the state. Is it?...Read More
Lawmakers Worry that $2 Billion Water Plan Could Become A Slush Fund
Some lawmakers expressed worry today that a plan to overhaul the Texas Water Development Board and put the agency in charge of overseeing a $2 billion water inf...Read More
Hot List: Day 63 of the Legislature
Legislators and their staffers scrambled to file bills on Friday, some of which are shells that can be filled in later....Read More
Texas Water Plan Could Make It Rain… For Special Interests
There is a risk that funding the $53 billion Texas water plan could create a slush-fund for giant, unnecessary infrastructure projects. Lawmakers should priorit...Read More