by admin | Dec 11, 2018 | News, Water Planning, Water Resources
One of the clearest threats to the future of the Texas economy and the well-being of our communities is the lack of water. During times of drought, supplies are already stretched razor thin in many areas of the state – so, what will happen when our state’s population...
by admin | Dec 11, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
The Edwards Aquifer could be at risk in the next 50 years as a result of warmer temperatures and more frequent and severe droughts, compounded by population growth. “These climate change impacts will be exacerbated in central Texas’s rapidly urbanizing regions, as...
by admin | Dec 11, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Water Conservation, Water Resources
The chief of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the absence of the 54-year-old Land and Water Conservation Fund is a “substantial loss” for state parks and natural areas. With Congress set to adjourn next week, parks advocates are pushing for...
by admin | Dec 10, 2018 | News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
A long-running feud pitting Austin-area lakeside communities against farmers downriver could settle down with proposed changes to a water management plan for the Highland Lakes. The pending update to what’s essentially a user’s manual for operating the river could...
by admin | Dec 10, 2018 | News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
DALLAS — The cost to curtail damaging flooding across Texas over the next 10 years is more than $31.5 billion and state officials are urging lawmakers to adopt legislation meant to end a cycle of “repairing and rebuilding,” according to a series of recommendations...
