In this week’s Q&A, we interview Robert Gulley and Todd Votteler of Water Dispute Resolution LLC.
Neena Satija
Neena Satija worked at the Tribune from 2013 to 2019. She was an investigative reporter and radio producer for the Tribune and Reveal, a public radio program from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Previously, she was the environment reporter at the Tribune. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she graduated from Yale University in 2011, and then worked for the New Haven Independent, the Connecticut Mirror, and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio. She has also been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. As an East Coast transplant she is particularly thrilled with Austin tacos and warm weather.
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Perry Appoints New Water Development Board Member
Following the sudden resignation of Texas Water Development Board member Mary Ann Williamson in January, Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday that Kathleen Thea Jackson, a former public affairs specialist for ExxonMobil, would replace her.
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Criminal Justice
Latest Texas vs. EPA Battle Goes Before U.S. Supreme Court
The Obama administration’s climate change agenda on Monday faced one of its first tests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard a case brought by Texas and industry leaders against a federal greenhouse gas regulation.
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Energy
Fed Up With Government, Environmentalists File Lawsuits Over Pollution
In high-profile cases that will be heard in federal court this year, environmental groups are suing companies for allegedly violating pollution laws, saying they can’t depend on the government to take action.
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Energy
Visualization: Top 10 Texas Counties for Fracking Water Use
Explore how much water was used for oil-and-gas fracking operations in 10 Texas counties in 2012. In some counties, fracking water use in 2012 equaled at least half of the county’s entire water usage in 2011.
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Opiela Ad: “No Amnesty Under Any Circumstances”
Eric Opiela, a Republican candidate for agriculture commissioner, released an ad Monday that will also appear on major TV stations in Dallas and Houston. The ad touts Opiela’s record, including his stance against amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
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Energy
Federal Farm Subsidies Go to Candidates Critical of Federal Government
All of the GOP candidates for agriculture commissioner have benefited from farm subsidies, and they could benefit from the new farm bill. But they are also critics of the federal government, which writes those subsidy checks.
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Energy
TCEQ Defers Decision on Rice Farmers Along Lower Colorado
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has decided not to take action yet on a controversial plan that would almost surely cut off water from rice farmers in the lower Colorado River basin for a third straight year.
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Energy
Texans Answer Call to Conserve Water, Only to Face Paying Higher Rates
Drought-stricken Texas cities have succeeded in encouraging residents to slash water consumption — but they’ve lost money in the process by selling less water. That means everyone must pay higher rates.
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Energy
After Years of Searching, San Antonio Shelves Groundwater Projects
More than three years after San Antonio Water System asked the private sector to develop plans for a new water supply for the growing region, the utility has decided not to use any of them.