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. Full Story
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Researchers are studying the declining freshwater mussel populations around the state, with 15 mussel species listed as threatened at the state level. Full Story
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The third annual InvestH2O Forum, "Disruptive Water Technologies and Innovative Investment Scenarios," will meet in Austin on June 15-16. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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. Full Story
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The San Jacinto River Authority has been selected by the American Water Works Association as having the best tasting drinking water in the state. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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