The Elgin Courier – serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890

Source: Groundwater resource lawsuit dismissed (Elgin Courier)

The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association announced yesterday it has filed a motion to intervene in the federal case Aqua Texas Inc. vs. Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. The motion to intervene seeks to protect TESPA members’ groundwater and is an attempt to protect the state’s groundwater protection system which they believe is directly threatened by Aqua’s legal action in federal court.

Source: TESPA files motion to intervene in federal lawsuit | Wimberley View

During the Board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) Board of Directors voted and approved a significant increase in the sign-up bonus for new enrollees in the Aquifer Conservancy Program (ACP). 

Source: Post Oak Savannah board votes to double sign-up bonus for ACP (Cameron Herald)

Source: Op-Ed: Water for Texans, by Texans: The Path to Self-Reliance | Morning Ag Clips

……One of the ways Lost Pines GCD manages groundwater to ensure sustainable groundwater availability for our region is through monitoring water levels in wells throughout the district. 

Source: Lost Pines groundwater district: Well Watch Program protects tomorrow’s water today (AA-S)

Source: Texas Citrus Mutual Addresses Critical Water Issues in South Texas | Morning Ag Clips

Texas Border Business By Roberto Hugo González On August 20, 2024, Pharr, Texas, became the center of a critical dialogue on the future of water in the Rio Grande Valley. The Deep South Texas State of Water Symposium, led by State Representative Terry Canales and State Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, convened diverse stakeholders to address…

Source: “Texas does not run on oil and gas; water is the true lifeblood of its economy,” Sarah Schlessinger, Texas Water Foundation – Texas Border Business

By Jim SteiertFrank discussion of a rapidly diminishing water future for the Panhandle and South Plains will highlight a Stewarding Our Aquifer Field Day presented by Ogallala Commons on Tuesday, September 17 at 9 am at the Plains Cotton Growers Room at the Fibermax Center for Discovery, 1121 Canyon Lake Drive, Lubbock.

Source: Groundwater is rapidly going away | The Canadian Record

The U.S. Supreme Court appointed a new judge to oversee the Rio Grande water dispute between Texas and New Mexico.

Source: SCOTUS appoints new special master in Texas v. NM Rio Grande case (lcsun-news.com)

Source: US water reservoirs are shrinking and becoming less reliable, new study finds (Phys.org)