Vol 3, Issue 2

A crack in Texas' mishmash groundwater regulatory framework is allowing a water company to pump a huge amount of water from underneath Hays County with virtually no oversight. 

A former Texas environmental investigator says he tried to blow the whistle on his employer. But instead of helping him, he said, a high-profile Texas law firm tattled on him, leading to his dismissal. 

In which we review the latest from Colin's excellent Rio Grande adventure. Check out the dispatches and photos!

In this week's Q&A, we interview Anthony Tarquin, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at El Paso

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Running Dry.

The state's new agriculture commissioner says that water is his top priority and that water policy will be a key issue for the agency.

Journalist Robert Rivard discusses the program “History of the Edwards Aquifer Dispute: A View from the Trenches,” sponsored by the online Texas Water Journal and hosted by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State.

Farming and urban growth are disturbing the chemistry and physical makeup of the nation’s aquifers, according to a new report from the U.S Geological Survey.

In the World Economic Forum's annual Global Risk Report, which surveys opinions of world leaders in politics, business and civic issues, crises in the world's water supplies have been named the top threat to global stability.

Despite the urgency of water shortages in states known for new technology like California, innovations in providing new water sources, such as desalination, have been few and far between.

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