Vol 3, Issue 1

The plan to build the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has been a subject of contention between Dallas-Fort Worth officials and opponents in Northeast Texas. State officials voted Thursday to keep the lake in the state water plan, but the dispute is far from over.

On June 19, Colin McDonald began exploring the incredibly important Rio Grande from its source in Colorado. Here are 10 posts that give a good representation, both in words and photos, of the journey. You can follow along here for the rest of his trip.

The Texas Tribune partnered with public media stations across Texas to produce Texas Perspective: Water, examining water issues throughout of the state. Watch it here, courtesy of KLRU-TV.

In this week's Q&A, we interview Greg Flores, vice president of state legislative affairs for the San Antonio Water System.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Your Water Footprint.

Experts are saying that although the drought in Texas may ease in some parts of the state in coming months, there is still trouble ahead for water levels in the Edwards Aquifer.

Drought across the country has forced a number of states to deal with the issue of water scarcity, bringing about new water plans as well as policies to deal with water conservation, pollution and cleanup of polluted waters.

Despite the drought that persists in Western states, water utilities may actually be facing decreasing demand for water as cities implement water conservation measures.

Small fragments of plastic known as microfibers have been found in alarming amounts from water taken from the Great Lakes. 

A researcher at Victoria University in Australia reports that he has developed an inexpensive method for purifying water that uses sunlight and antibacterial nanoparticles that break down organic contaminants.

Using data from the Texas Water Development Board's reservoir status tracker, our auto-updating map visualizes the current state of Texas reservoirs.