State reps from both sides of the aisle recognize the societal and economic impacts of drought and aging infrastructure, that a push is being made to invest in water improvements.

Source: Texas Water Caucus: Bipartisan House members eyeing part of $33M surplus to invest in drought prevention, infrastructure updates – ABC13 Houston

Source: Groundwater conservation district ponders stakeholder meetings – DailyTrib.com

Farmers across the central and southern Plains are drawing down the underground reserves they have long relied on to irrigate their corn, soybeans, cotton and wheat. A Kansas state agency wants to do something about the problem and is calling for that state to end a policy of planned depletion.

Source: Plains producers search for solutions as Ogallala Aquifer levels continue to decline | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

There are now over 30 million Texans. The state crossed that landmark in mid-2022, gaining
the most new residents of any state in the nation, with projections of an additional 25 million
people living in Texas by 2050.

Source: Opinion_-Its-time-for-a-water-session-at-the-Legislature.pdf (texasgroundwater.org)

“Protect our groundwater rights and Texas aquifers.”That was the rallying cry for a group of landowners at a key Texas Senate committee meeting last November on the potential danger of a massive Central Texas groundwater export project.The landowners depend on groundwater from the Carrizo Wi

Source: Texas is growing. The way we manage groundwater needs to keep up. – On the Water Front

While West Texas and New Mexico are wrestling with water-related problems, oil production is booming along with larger magnitude earthquakes.

Source: In West Texas, Water Is Scarce For Fracking, Expensive For Recycling, Cheap For Disposal Wells, And It Causes M5 Earthquakes.

The House Water Caucus is proposing a fund that would provide aid to communities across the Lone Star State looking to improve their water infrastructure.

Source: New Texas House caucus highlights seriousness of state’s water woes | TPR

Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.

Source: The Lost Reservoir Inside Our Water Infrastructure

Managing the oilfield’s produced water is under a powerful microscope at the Produced Water Society’s annual seminar in Houston….

Source: Produced Water Society seminar looks at expansion of reuse (mrt.com)

It was an argument the state’s top water planning officials had long avoided, over a huge lake that probably won’t exist for decades — if ever. But on…

Source: Controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir Stays In Texas Water Plan | KERA News