Tag Archives: Water
New Analysis: Fracking Water Use Underestimated in Eagle Ford Shale
The amount of water used by frackers in South Texas is increasingly coming into focus—and it's considerably more than official estimates....Read More
A River No More
We made a bet long ago that the rains would always come. So we failed to plan. Now the rains have ceased, and the demands are incalculable....Read More
Come And Take It: Court Ruling Dares Regulators to Limit Pumping
A major decision came down in the arcane, but important world of Texas water law last week—opening the door to more lawsuits against local groundwater boards ...Read More
Q&A with Kate Galbraith on Wind, Water and Leaving Texas
I talk with Kate Galbraith, who covered energy and environment for the Texas Tribune from 2010 to till just a few weeks ago when she left for the (literally) gr...Read More
Observer Analysis Finds Fracking Water Use Underestimated in Eagle Ford Shale
The fracking industry and Texas authorities have likely significantly underestimated the amount of water used by frackers in the Eagle Ford Shale....Read More
Hot List: Day 133 of the Texas Legislature
It's one week left of the Legislature, and lawmakers are cramming last-minute laws into the session like it's the night before their final exams....Read More
Water, MUD and Beer: Recipe for an Explosive Hill Country Development Fight
In hindsight, perhaps Greg LaMantia, a scion of a South Texas family who made its fortune as a regional Budweiser distributor, shouldn't have named his 5,000-ac...Read More
The War of the Colorado River Heats up at the Lege
A Senate committee approved legislation today forcing the Lower Colorado River Authority to cut off water to rice farmers during times of severe drought....Read More
Texas House Advances Big-Dollar Water Fund Bill
Amid worsening drought, the House overwhelmingly approved a plan to seed the state water plan with $2 billion today....Read More