Skip to main content

Study: Texans Support Government Water Management, With Conditions

A new study has found that Texans are willing to support government efforts to manage water as long as those efforts are not perceived as hurting agriculture or the environment.

Republish
Lead image for this article
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Stuart Seeger

A new study published in the Texas Water Journal has found that Texans are willing to support government efforts to manage water resources during a drought — as long as those efforts are not perceived as harming agriculture or the environment.

Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.

Texans need truth. Help us report it.

Independent Texas reporting needs your support. The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation of any amount?

Support independent Texas news

Become a member. Join today.

Choose an amount or learn more about membership.

$18 $20 $25 Other
Donate now

Information about the authors

Learn about The Texas Tribune’s policies, including our partnership with The Trust Project to increase transparency in news.

Explore related story topics