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Tag Archives: Texas Water Development Board

by Naveena Sadasivam

Water Board Passes Plan To Boost Supply as Texas Grows

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Thu, May 19, 2016 |

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 July 2014

by Fauzeya Rahman

State of Texas: How Much Water Does Texas Really Need?

Tue, Jul 22, 2014 |

A report suggests that state water planners have drastically overestimated how much water Texas will need by 2060....Read More

Texas Drought

by Forrest Wilder

Prop 6: Slush Fund or Solution to Texas’ Water Woes?

Everything you've ever wanted to know about Prop 6—and then some.

Thu, Oct 31, 2013 |

Prop 6 is being pitched as a long-term solution to the growing water supply problems of the state. Is it?...Read More

Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr.

Lawmakers Worry that $2 Billion Water Plan Could Become A Slush Fund

Mon, Mar 11, 2013 |

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

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Mon, Mar 11, 2013 |

Legislators and their staffers scrambled to file bills on Friday, some of which are shells that can be filled in later....Read More

by Forrest Wilder

Texas Water Plan Could Make It Rain… For Special Interests

Fri, Jan 25, 2013 |

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

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