An event celebrating the publication of the book and traveling exhibit titled "Of Texas Rivers and Art," highlighting Texas rivers, is scheduled for Friday at the Texas Capitol.

The Second Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan Open House Meeting is scheduled for July 22 at the Blue Hole in Wimberley.

The Texas Well Owner Workshop, an educational training session for residents who depend on household wells for their water supply, will be held July 27 in Wimberley.

Audubon's new report examines the declining water habitat for birds in the American West.

The classic glass-bottom boats that allow visitors to see the unique aquatic life in the waters of Spring Lake are being restored by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.

The Blanco River/Onion Creek Water Forum on July 13 provides an opportunity for Hays and Blanco county residents to learn about water issues that affect their neighborhoods.

A new concept for wastewater facilities developed in Massachusetts may signal progress in getting communities together to transform how they treat their water.

Zebra mussels, an invasive species that can clog public water intakes and damage boats, have been found in Lake Travis, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan Open House Meeting will be held July 13 for residents of the Cypress Creek watershed and experts to discuss the progress of the watershed protection plan.

An environmentalist has some suggestions on simple ways to protect Texas rivers and wildlife, from buying a river-themed license plate to easing up on outdoor irrigation.

Off-channel reservoirs, constructed away from a river's main channel, may be more environmentally friendly in some ways than on-channel reservoirs, but they come with their own problems.

Beginning with improvements of the state's streamgage network, the Texas Water Development Board has used funding aimed at protecting communities from catastrophe to help the state deal with flooding.

Environmentalists ask for more transparency from the Lower Colorado River Authority in its plans for the operation of an off-channel reservoir being constructed in Matagorda County.

The third annual InvestH2O Forum, "Disruptive Water Technologies and Innovative Investment Scenarios," will meet in Austin on June 15-16.

Researchers are studying the declining freshwater mussel populations around the state, with 15 mussel species listed as threatened at the state level.

The Trump administration's proposed border wall would cut through wetlands that were created by a farmer along the border in Presidio, across from the Mexican city of Ojinaga.

Plastic items make up 85 percent of the waste stream in the U.S. — and they're being dumped into waterways and oceans, breaking into toxin-absorbing micro-particles that enter the food chain.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation faces rising costs in operating dams, bridges, reservoirs and canals in the West, and is testing the waters for attracting private investors in some of its projects.

The San Jacinto River Authority has been selected by the American Water Works Association as having the best tasting drinking water in the state.

Whether to list six freshwater mussels on the endangered species list has brought questions about how the state comptroller's office is handling research on potentially endangered species.