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Source: HTGCD issues resolution | Wimberley View

Water supplies in the Texas Hill Country are in a tight spot due to drought, with Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan currently 31 and 11 feet below their average levels, respectively. The drought is exp…

Source: Canyon Lake and other Texas waterways face down another hot and dry summer | KXAN

Officials confirm that the combined total of Choke Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi now sit below 15%.

Source: Lake levels sink to new low at 14.9% | kiiitv.com

Bastrop officials are responding after a bill that aimed to halt Austin Water from sharing Bastrop’s Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer failed to pass in the 89th Texas legislative session, which ended June 2.

Source: Austin’s aquifer storage project advances after Bastrop-backed bill fails | Community Impact

The 89th Texas Legislature has passed landmark legislation that positions the state for long-term water resilience, unlocking significant funding.

Source: Texas Legislature Advances Landmark Water Legislation, Unlocks Significant Funding for Water Infrastructure and Groundwater Science

Jacob’s Well has not allowed swimmers since 2022.

Source: Jacob’s Well: From popular swimming hole to a victim of the drought | KSAT

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TYLER, Texas (KETK) – A Texas State Senator is joining several other Texas officials to voice his concerns about a pending permit that would authorize the drilling of 21 new groundwater wells in Anderson County. State Senator Robert Nichols of District 3 sent a letter to the Neches and Trinity Valleys Ground Water Conservation District […]

Source: Texas State Senator voices concerns over groundwater well permit | KETK

Despite the dark clouds and meager rainfall, Live Oak and McMullen counties are facing one of the most severe droughts in decades. Moreover, the watershed that provides water to Choke

Source: Worsening water crisis prompts urgent conservation and rapid planning | The Progress | southtexasnews.com

Redtown Ranch Holding LLC has applied for a groundwater production permit application seeking to drill 21 high-capacity wells in Anderson and Houston counties. The project would authorize the extraction of

Source: Anderson County is in a battle for its most valuable natural resource | News | palestineherald.com