Plans were underway to revive tourism at Fort Clark Springs. But then, in a scenario increasingly common across the state, the water stopped flowing.

Source: An Iconic Texas Spring Ran Dry. Is Mother Nature or Man to Blame?

Source: Settlement deadline looms in Supreme Court case over Rio Grande water – The Durango Herald

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Source: Less groundwater, more demand – Austin American-Statesman

Private wells have started drying up — some for the first time, and ranchers are struggling to tend to their crops and animals.

Source: Dry riverbeds, tapped-out wells: Drought takes toll in Hill Country

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The area drought is once again bringing to a long discussed issue to the forefront on the High Plains: water conservation. A big supplier of groundwater for many area farmers and ranchers, is the Ogallala Aquifer….

The initial grant will allow Texas to plug a fraction of the state’s approximately 7,400 documented abandoned oil and gas wells.

Source: Texas Railroad Commission using federal money to plug abandoned oil wells | The Texas Tribune

Attorneys for the states and federal government have a partial draft of the settlement, but Texas pushes for trial if parties can’t agree by Sept. 23.

Source: Texas, New Mexico settlement deadline over Rio Grande spat nears

Water from the sky in recent days replaces groundwater being used for irrigation. College Station water resource coordinator Jennifer Nations says Monday’s consumption in College Station of 18.1 million gallons was the lowest since June [Read More…]

Source: Water From The Sky Replaces Groundwater Being Used For Irrigation – WTAW | 1620AM & 94.5FM

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A population boom in the Texas Hill Country and a growing demand for housing could drive water supplies towards a “tipping point,” according to Katherine Romans with Hill Country Alliance.

Source: TROUBLED WATERS: Burnet County groundwater on the decline – DailyTrib.com