With the uptick in hydraulic fracturing activity since the early 2000s, the Permian Basin has experienced a series of strange phenomena.

Source: Our Water Matters: Blowout mystery in Permian Basin solved – The Big Bend Sentinel

The move conflicts with an 80-year agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, but Mexico hasn’t been delivering on their end of the deal.

Source: Texas Ag Commissioner allows farmers to tap the Rio Grande for irrigation | Here’s how that impacts an 80-year agreement between the U.S. and Mexico (WFAA)

Source: Commissioner Sid Miller Issues Executive Order to Secure Water Use in the Rio Grande Valley – Morning Ag Clips

As farmers watch the underground water vital to their livelihood slowly deplete, they can’t help but think about their future.

Source: Depleting well water threatens future of South Plains agriculture, experts give tips on how to help

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ ‘The World Has a Drinking Problem’ course teaches students about the importance of water management

Source: Texas A&M course addresses water scarcity challenges- AgriLife Today

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Mirasol Springs, a “conservation-scale” development in western Travis County, may soon have permission for a new source of water. In exchange, the development would no longer have the option to access groundwater through wells or surface water from the Pedernales River.

Source: Mirasol Springs development pursues alternative water source following pushback (KXAN)

Source: Who’s to blame for the geyser still erupting in West Texas? Documents start to unravel mystery

After a decade of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, we need to expand our vision for water-friendly land in the Golden State.

Source: Opinion: Does California stand a chance of preserving our precious groundwater?

Harker Heights is going to need more water than it has the rights to in the next 45 years.

Source: OPINION: Central Texas Water Alliance would ensure region has access to vital resource | Editorials | kdhnews.com

A new hotel and homesite development may threaten the livelihood of several waterways on the edge of Travis County and Hays County in Central Texas, according to groups of activists and landowners.

Source: Mirasol Springs development may dry up Texas’ Hamilton Pool Preserve (MySA)