AUSTIN (KXAN) — A significant share of Texas’ water is pumped up from underground; in 2020, nearly 2.94 trillion gallons, according to the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Roughly 75% of that water was used for irrigation.
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Public testimony opens for Texas carbon capture project | The Texas Tribune
If approved, the Oxy carbon capture plant will be the largest in Texas. Critics worry the technology is not enough to beat back climate change.
Source: Public testimony opens for Texas carbon capture project | The Texas Tribune
Opinion: El Paso is a leader on water innovation – El Paso Matters
Innovations are helping El Paso lessen its reliance on the Rio Grande as a water source.
Source: Opinion: El Paso is a leader on water innovation – El Paso Matters
Court grants nonprofit’s motion in lawsuit with utility company for overpumping in Hays County | Community Impact
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin District granted the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association’s Motion to Intervene in ongoing case Aqua Texas Inc. vs. Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District on Sept. 23.
Texas water group has wanted Marvin Nichols Reservoir for decades; Opposition holds firm
Generations of northeast Texas residents who say their lives would be negatively impacted by the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir spoke loud and clear at a regional water board meeting Monday afternoon in Arlington. Their message? Don’t build it.
Source: Texas water group has wanted Marvin Nichols Reservoir for decades; Opposition holds firm (DMN)
No need for Texas to come up dry in pursuit of adequate water supplies
On the record: A conversation with Sheila Olmstead
Source: No need for Texas to come up dry in pursuit of adequate water supplies (dallasfed.org)
Opponents of Marvin Nichols Reservoir to voice concerns at regional water planning meeting | Texarkana Gazette
TEXARKANA, Texas — A delegation of opponents of the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir will travel Monday to voice their concerns at a regional water planning meeting.
State of Texas: ‘Reached our limit,’ Lawmakers hear warnings about looming water crisis
Could water re-use solve Texas’ impending water shortage?: FOX 7 Focus
AUSTIN, Texas – Droughts are becoming more prevalent in Texas, which is expected to see its population soar in the coming decades. Due to this, experts and state officials are increasingly sounding the alarm about the possibility that the state could run out of water.
Source: Could water re-use solve Texas’ impending water shortage?: FOX 7 Focus
Advocates Rally for Water Conservation at Legislative Hearing
The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources met this week to discuss water conservation in Texas amid the water emergency that it is currently facing.
Source: Advocates Rally for Water Conservation at Legislative Hearing