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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.

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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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