News & Updates
Teacher Celebration at the Wildflower Center, Sept. 3
The Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin is holding a Teacher Celebration September 3rd at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Stroll through the gardens at the Wildflower Center and visit with CiNCA member organizations and learn about the variety...
The best time to plan for drought is when we aren’t in one
Drought is nothing new to Texans; it is frequent and inevitable. Across much of Texas the end of the current drought is being declared—soil moisture levels are nearing normal and ephemeral rivers are flowing again—while other portions of the state are already on the...
The Safety Valve
"Water transfers may play a role in Texas' water future, but as we explore in The Safety Valve, there is plenty of reason to believe they won't solve the problem of fresh groundwater depletion on their own. Only regulation can do that, and as we see in visits to West...
It takes a Texan
"On a Saturday morning, we stood with Gary Perez at the edge of what in more recent years has come to be called Aquarena Springs. There was a sense that time had been suspended, or that somehow, all times were happening at once. Preparations were being made for a...
Three SWIFT projects funded in the Texas Hill Country
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently approved approximately $3.9 billion in financial assistance from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT). The inaugural round of SWIFT financing will be distributed to 21 applicants for approximately $1...
Town Hall Meeting on New Groundwater Protection in Hays County
How will new state law affect your well and your drinking water? Get answers and ask questions at a town hall meeting Monday, Aug. 17, at the Wimberley Community Center, 6-8 p.m. In May, after public protests against a large wholesale groundwater exportation project,...
Threat to Tiny Golden-Cheeked Warbler Is Disputed in Texas
"These days, the diminutive songbird, which weighs less than an ounce, is at the center of a classic environment-versus-development confrontation over emerging efforts to end its 25-year status as an endangered species. Those who are calling for the delisting maintain...
Learn more about groundwater policy and management at the Texas Groundwater Summit
The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) will host their 4th Annual Groundwater Summit August 25-27, 2015 at the Embassy Suites San Marcos -- Register Today! The event provides a great mix of expert presentations on all areas of groundwater management and...
Texas Facing Major Climate Change Impacts, Study Finds
Texas probably will see a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and coastal storm-related losses in the coming decades if nothing is done to mitigate a changing climate, according to a new study commissioned by a bipartisan group of prominent policymakers and company...