Past Contributions

• Bill Would Make Companies Reveal Fracking Recipes to Residents

  By Carol Flake March 27, 2013

  A newly proposed bill could require companies that engage in fracking to notify residents who live near oil and gas wells of the ingredients used in the drilling process. Full Story 

• Event: Texas' Water Crisis — We Can’t Build Our Way Out of It

  By Carol Flake March 20, 2013

  On April 9, Andrew Sansom one of Texas’ leading conservationists and the former executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will speak in Austin about Texas' water crisis. Full Story 

• Area Lake Levels Lower Than a Year Ago

  By Carol Flake March 20, 2013

  The Texas Water Development Board monitors more than 115 water reservoirs across the state. Of the 19 lakes and reservoirs in the West Texas area, 13 are down in water levels compared with last year. Full Story 

• Houston Metro Success Story: Lake Conroe Project

  By Carol Flake March 20, 2013

  The San Jacinto River Authority has entered into contracts with more than 80 large volume groundwater users in Montgomery County to develop and construct a project that meets the mandate for the groundwater reduction. Full Story 

• Texas Homeowners Now Allowed Drought-Resistant Lawns

  By Carol Flake March 20, 2013

  The Texas Legislature has guaranteed the right of landowners to install drought-resistant landscaping. The Senate passed a bill Monday denying homeowners' associations the power to ban landscaping designs intended to save water. Full Story 

• Research: The Edwards Aquifer Water Wars — The Final Chapter?

  By Carol Flake March 20, 2013

  As Robert L. Gulley and Jenna B. Cantwell write in the Texas Water Journal, a new conservation plan could resolve decades of acrimonious rancor and litigation over the use of the Edwards Aquifer. Full Story