Source: PBPA panel discusses next steps in produced water management (Houston Chronicle)

Efforts to pull the metal used in batteries from oil field waste has our columnist musing on supply and demand, price and opportunity.

Source: An opportunistic Texas lithium-extraction strategy has me thinking (SAEN)

Growth is putting unprecedented pressure on water resources in many parts of the state. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Texas Hill Country, a region with some of the fastest growing counties in the nation. As one of the groups working “to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to preserve the … […]

Source: Our Water Matters: Managing groundwater in the Texas Hill Country – The Big Bend Sentinel

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Source: Governor Abbott Appoints Miller To Texas Water Development Board | Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott

Texans urged to secure their water resources in light of the longstanding challenges posed by Mexico’s non-compliance with the 1944 Treaty.

Source: Agriculture Commissioner Urges Texans To Achieve Water Self-Sufficiency

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Several billboards have been placed throughout the South Texas border town of Laredo touting the importance of the Rio Grande and preserving water quality for the residents north and south of the river.

Source: Billboards touting Rio Grande, water conservation pop up in Laredo (Border Report)

The board of the Brazos Valley groundwater conservation district (BVGCD) is dealing with opposition to multiple requests to pump more water. Thursday’s (September 12th) meeting included action on four contested applications. The Texas A&M system [Read More…]

Source: Brazos Valley Groundwater District Board Dealing With Opposition To Multiple Requests – WTAW | 1620AM & 94.5FM

AUSTIN, Texas — Just days after the state’s head of agriculture sounded the alarm about Texas running out of water, city leaders heard plans for its own conservation and drought contingency efforts from Austin Water.

Source: Questions, criticism after revised water conservation, drought plans (cbsaustin)