The Texas Railroad Commission pushed one development forward recently.

Source: East Texas residents fight proposed oil waste disposal sites (Houston Chronicle)

Source: Rogers: The Legislature needs to get serious about water (DMN)

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.

Source: Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes West Texas | The Texas Tribune

Grist dives into Florida’s ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the overexploitation of groundwater.

Source: People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them? – 95.5 WSB

HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas (KETK) – The Northeast Texas Municipal Water District (NETMWD) went public to defend their potential sale of water from Lake O’ the Pines on Friday following public backlash. Many local residents remain concerned about the impact a potential sale would have on the cities, towns and other bodies of water that Lake […]

Source: Water district tries to ease concerns about Dallas buying Lake O’ the Pines water (KETK Tyler)

State lawmakers are trying for a second year to require commercial users to more accurately track water usage. Farmers have opposed previous efforts to create stricter water monitoring.

Source: As Oklahoma faces less water and more demand, lawmakers revive talk of stricter monitoring (The Frontier)

Southern California received torrential rainfall in 2023. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images The greater Los Angeles area has long been subject…

Source: New Method for Measuring Groundwater Shows California’s Aquifers Remain Depleted | Jackson School of Geosciences | The University of Texas at Austin

Seismic measurement of Los Angeles’s depleted aquifers show a year of heavy precipitation hasn’t been enough to refill them

Source: California’s groundwater drought continues despite torrential rain | New Scientist

In addition to agriculture, the contamination threatens the county’s drinking water, its county judge said.

Source: Johnson County declares disaster over land contamination, asks Gov. Abbott to seek federal aid – CBS Texas

At 8 a.m. Thursday, we’ll discuss action on water needs and other legislative priorities

Source: State Sen. Perry discusses state action on water needs | The Texas Tribune