At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast.
Source: Oil companies protected ahead of selling fracking water | The Texas Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world’s top weather agencies forecast.
Source: Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn | AP
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.
Source: The one thing Texas won’t do to save its water supply | The Texas Tribune
The deal allocates $1 billion a year to water projects for 20 years, which some groups estimate is a fraction of what Texas needs to save its water supply.
Source: $20 billion water infrastructure plan nears passage in Texas | The Texas Tribune
The Elgin Courier – serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890
Source: River advocates gain ground in water disputes | Elgin Courier
Mexico’s announcement late last month that it would send water to the United States to meet its treaty requirement to meet the needs of residents in the Rio Grande Valley was seen by President Claudia Sheinbaum as a step to ensure water supplies for Mexican communities. Across the river, U.S. President Donald Trump was quick to cast […]
Source: Trump Forces Mexico to Share More Water Along the Rio Grande – Circle of Blue
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s governor and the GOP-controlled Legislature are at odds over regulating groundwater pumping in the state’s rural areas — and time is running out. Democrat…
Source: Arizona’s rural groundwater deal stalls as legislative session nears end – KXAN Austin
Senate Bill 1150, authored by state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, would require that oil and gas wells be plugged after 15 years of inactivity.
Source: ‘Orphan’ oil wells targeted in new law headed to Gov. Abbott’s desk | Houston Chronicle
Amid population growth and prolonged drought in Texas, the issue is one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s seven emergency items for this legislative session.
Source: Texas House approves bill for water infrastructure improvement | kvue.com
The city’s water solutions are serving as a blueprint for other arid regions.
Source: How El Paso is leading the way in water management | Texas Standard