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TWJ: Texas legislators talk water priorities

The Texas Water Journal invited the chairmen of the legislative panels overseeing water policy to lay out their session priorities.

by Carol Flake

State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock (l.), and state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio.
Credit: Charles Perry: Marjorie Kamys Cotera/Lyle Larson: Robin Jerstad

The Texas Water Journal invited two influential Texas legislators — state Sen. Charles Perry, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Committee, and state Rep. Lyle Larson, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee — to co-author a commentary for the journal in which they lay out their priorities on water for the current legislative session.

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