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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.

by Carol Flake

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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.

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