The Tribune’s rural symposium highlighted the challenges the state’s far-flung regions face — and the opportunities they offer.

Source: Watch: Texas Tribune rural symposium focuses on small towns | The Texas Tribune

After a recent dispute from an out-of-state company, the City of Bryan is taking legal action to defend the Brazos Valley’s water resources.

Source: City of Bryan takes legal action to preserve water resources (KXXV & KRHD)

The new agreement gives Mexico more ways to deliver the water it owes to the U.S.

Source: Ag. Commissioner says US-Mexico water treaty will help Texas | wfaa.com

Paula Priour, a landowner in Texas Hill Country, is concerned about the proposed water service line to the Mirasol Springs development, which will provide water to a 1,400 acre conservation-scale d…

Source: Mirasol Springs proposed water line brings support and concern from Hill Country residents

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, has filed legislation that, if approved, would give millions of dollars to farmers in the Rio Grande Valley affected by a lack of water payments from Mexico.

Source: South Texas lawmaker files bill to help Rio Grande Valley farmers affected by border water crisis | WWLP

Delaying the lawsuit’s end any further “imperils the ability of water users to prepare for more common and more extreme droughts.”

Source: New Mexico’s congressional delegation asks feds to wrap up Rio Grande lawsuit • Source New Mexico

A perpetual water right (also called a Certificate of Adjudication) is a permit issued by the State of Texas that does not have an expiration date.  It specifies a volume of water that may be used on an annual basis.  This water may be used for consu

Source: What is a perpetual water right? – Water School

Experts at the gathering at the downtown campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio said the state legislature must act to ensure communities do not become ghost towns.

Source: San Antonio symposium explores the future of small Texas towns | TPR

Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive — despite a shift to urban and suburban counties — but it will take investments.

Source: Texas’ population boom is uneven, creating new ghost towns | The Texas Tribune

The commissioners issued a letter of requests to the West Travis County Public Utility Agency prior to its Nov. 18 decision on the new Mirasol Springs water line.

Source: Travis County commissioners weighs in on upcoming Mirasol Springs water line decision | Community Impact