HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — What’s been called one of Texas’ “best kept secrets,” the Roy Creek Canyon Reserve, has been feeling the drought as much as the rest of the state. Landowner Lew Adams said…….

Tensions are starting to rise up and down the river basin over who deserves water most.

Source: Amid drought, water flow into key Texas reservoirs reaches zero – Axios Austin

By unanimous vote, the Amarillo City Council on Tuesday approved the contract for the purchase of 15,768 acres of water rights in Roberts County, which will improve the future water supply for the city of Amarillo by about 8% overall. According to Floyd Hartman, the city of Amarillo assistant city manager, ….

For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures more

Source: Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water | National News | theeagle.com

Source: U.S. Western states deadlocked on cutting Colorado River use

Gonzales County Precinct 2 Commissioner Donnie Brzozowski told his fellow commissioners he has concerns about contractors wanting to build large subdivisions out in rural county areas without knowing …

Source: Commissioner voices concern about water supply for large rural subdivisions | The Gonzales Inquirer

Source: TROUBLED WATERS: Who owns groundwater, surface water, and the rain – DailyTrib.com

By Julie TomascikEditorGrass crunches as Robert Payne walks his pastures. In this summer of endless triple-digit days, he sees only brown where he should see green.Bosque County, where he raises cattle and grows wheat, milo, corn and cotton, is in exceptional drought—the highest level of classification—and has been for weeks.The drought started last fall. Days

Source: Drought, endless heat drying up hopes in rural Texas – Texas Farm Bureau

A bright green citrus the size of a baseball sat on the tailgate of Dale Murden’s truck parked alongside his Cameron County groves Thursday morning. “You see that fruit right there?” he asked. “It should be twice that size right now.”

Source: Squeezed dry: South Texas farmers face a possible future without water | MyRGV.com

By Julie TomascikEditorNo water from the Highland Lakes will be available to farmers for the second growing season. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) made the announcement July 1, citing severe drought conditions.The decision impacts interruptible water customers in the Gulf Coast, Lakeside and Pierce Ranch agricultural operations in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties.Paul Sliva

Source: LCRA cuts off water for agriculture due to drought conditions – Texas Farm Bureau