FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KOSA) – Located 99 miles from Midland, Belding Farms, a 60-year-old pecan orchard in Fort Stockton, is making significant strides to safeguard its groundwater supply. The farm recently petitioned the local groundwater district to create a mitigation fund. This mitigation fund would be used to help offset potential negative impacts on water wells as a result of declining aquifer levels which are driven by increasing water exports.

Source: Belding Farms fights to protect aquifer amid growing water export concerns (KOSA CBS7)

Source: Houston lost 36 billion gallons of water from leaky pipes since 2023. That’s enough to supply an entire city (Houston Chronicle)

Indoor crop production saves water and reduces supply-chain risks, but its carbon footprint and expense still make it a gamble for start-ups.

Source: Is Vertical Farming the Future of Texas Agriculture? – Texas Monthly

New Braunfels Utilities held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the acquisition of a new city water source. NBU recently acquired 8,000 acre-feet of water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, a major aquifer serving many parts of Texas. NBU has been working in collaboration with the Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA) and the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) to purchase and access this water since 2018.

Source: STRENGTHENING SOURCES: New Braunfels Utilities cuts ribbon on acquisition from Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer (Herald-Zeitung)

A city in Texas has become the second-fasted growing city in the US as many people moved there during the pandemic. Now, the city is suffering from extreme heat and lack of water for residents.

Source: Second-fastest growing city in US where it’s too hot to even go outside faces water shortages | Daily Mail Online

Recent media reports from West Texas have regurgitated false claims that there is a widespread epidemic of previously plugged oil and gas wells leaking across Texas. That could not be further from the truth. Protecting your safety and the environment is the Railroad Commission’s critical mission, and it’s one that we take very seriously.

Source: GUEST VIEW: RRC’s steadfast commitment to plugging orphaned wells (Odessa American)

Source: TWRI’s newest issue of txH2O spotlights groundwater | TWRI

Source: Valley farmers express water frustrations as senators visit | MyRGV.com

Texas Border Business Mission, Texas — U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and John Boozman (R-AR), the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Ranking Member, recently convened with agriculture stakeholders in the Rio Grande Valley to discuss urgent issues impacting Texas agriculture. This roundtable focused on the Farm Bill, Mexico’s non-compliance with the 1944 Water Treaty, and the pressing need…

Source: Senators Cornyn and Boozman Lead Charge for Water Rights and Farm Bill Reforms  – Texas Border Business