Conroe state lawmaker Brandon Creighton is joining a push to have what backers say would make members of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District more accountable to the public. According to Creighton, 85 percent of the 99 single-county groundwater districts in the state are staffed with board members who are elected instead of appointed. According to the district’s website, it works both sides of what it terms a “tricky” application to ensure that the amount of groundwater that is pumped does not exceed the amount of water that is replenished.

Source: Creighton introduces bill for election of LSGCD board members – San Antonio Express-News