An area advocacy group is pushing for a portion of Williamson County to be annexed into a groundwater conservation district based in Bell County, but county officials are hesitant to cede control to a neighboring entity.

Source: UPDATED: Water conservation group pulls petition to annex portion of Williamson County | Community Impact

If passed during this legislative session, this would be the state’s biggest investment in broadband, but some local officials question whether it would make the service more affordable in areas with…

Source: Texas bills propose historic water and broadband investments | The Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan today announced three priorities for the chamber this legislative session that focus on building a more resilient Texas by expanding the state’s framework for broadband development, dedicating dollars toward improving water infrastructure and cutting burdensome red tape around property development projects in the state.

Source: Speaker Phelan announces additional Texas House priorities for 88th Texas Legislature to build a better Texas

Continuing drought means Texas rice farmers will not receive water from the Lower Colorado River Authority in 2023.

Source: Texas rice farmers face another year without Colorado River water | TPR

AUSTIN (KXAN) — March 1 was the Lower Colorado River Authority’s deadline to determine if water from Highland Lakes would be cut off for its interruptible customers. The agency elected to interrupt service for those agriculture customers amid ongoing drought conditions.

Source: Drought causes water cutoffs for some LCRA customers through next year

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Source: PBWEC: Texas, New Mexico see supply opportunities in produced water

Richard Brantley, senior vice president, operations with University Lands and this year’s chairman of the Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference advisory board, looked out into the Horseshoe and didn’t see hundreds of attendees. Instead, he saw a team – a team working across industry and company lines to address the growing challenges of produced water.

Source: Water in Energy Conference: Oil & Gas will be key to addressing water (mrt.com)

“When it comes to water, Texas is a tough neighborhood,” Frazier said. “A lot of people don’t realize this, but there is only one natural lake in this state and that’s Caddo Lake, which we have to split with Louisiana, so water is a big deal.”

Source: ‘Drought-driving Water Stewardship’ | | hccommunityjournal.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Lower Colorado River Authority announced Thursday morning that Highland Lakes water will not be available in 2023 for most of its agricultural customers in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties.

Source: LCRA announces Highland Lakes water will not be available for agricultural customers this year | KXAN Austin