By Shelby ShankField EditorTexas Congressional lawmakers continue efforts to force Mexico to deliver on its water debt owed to the U.S. under the 1944 Water Treaty.U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz wrote a letter to the incoming Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, requesting to meet and address the issue.“The ongoing water scarcity in South Texas represents
Source: Texas lawmakers push for Mexico to deliver on water debt – Texas Farm Bureau
The Texas Water Development Board on Tuesday approved $535 million in multi-year financing for Corpus Christi’s Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant, State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, a Democrat who represents McAllen and Corpus Christi, said.
Source: Texas gives funds to Corpus Christi to build desalination plant, lawmaker says
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Early spring weather made for a promising harvest forecast, but as time went on, and rain continued to flood pastures and farmlands across Texas, the picture became grim for farmers like Larry Hoelscher.
Source: From the Ground Up: Extreme weather leads to financial losses for Texas farmers
As our population booms, Texas grows hotter and drier. How might we stop the squandering of our dwindling water supply?
Source: Who’s Wasting Our Water
A Texas Hill Country quarry recently hit a major milestone years in the making. Despite hundreds of residents trying to halt the controversial project, it now appears to be moving forward outside New Braunfels in Comal County.
Source: Vulcan Materials’ Hill Country quarry gets key permit despite locals’ concerns
Wastewater recycling and aquifer storage will need to become more common statewide.
Source: El Paso Reuses All the Water It Can. The Rest of Texas Could Heed the Lesson.
Overdevelopment, and the rules that encourage it, could literally sink communities such as Katy, where the land is subsiding.
Source: Thirsty New Subdivisions Have Made the Texas Groundwater Crisis Plain to See
OPINION: Generally, states regulate water quantity while the federal government regulates water quality through the Clean Water Act. By failing to approve or even consider an alternative way to resolve
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. International Boundary and Water Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner this week told South Texas leaders in private that Mexico intends to send some of the water it owes but that won’t be enough, they worry, as the region and farmers suffer.
Source: IBWC head tells South Texas leaders Mexico will send ‘some water’ (fox5sandiego.com)