Now that Proposition 6 has passed with close to 75 percent of the vote, the real work of water planning — and jockeying for funds — begins.
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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Energy
Report Raises Questions About Integrity of Keystone XL Pipeline
A consumer advocacy group says it has documented at least 125 possible anomalies across a 250-mile stretch of the Keystone XL pipeline, raising questions about the integrity of a project that traverses more than 600 Texas rivers and streams.
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Energy
In Drought, Abbott Keeps Lawn Green by Drilling
With what has been described as the worst drought in recorded history punishing parts of Texas, Attorney General Greg Abbott found a way to keep watering his yard: He drilled his own well.
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Economy
Judge Allows Comptroller to Intervene in Lizard Lawsuit
A federal judge has granted Comptroller Susan Combs the day in court she asked for to address what she calls Texas’ balance between environmental protection and economic growth.
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Energy
All Nine Constitutional Amendments Approved
Texas voters addressed the state’s fast growth and lingering drought Tuesday by approving a $2 billion water fund and eight other constitutional amendments in a low-turnout election.
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Energy
Prop 6 Seeps Into Republican Politics
This year’s vote on water funding has some implications for conservative candidates in Texas. It’s the best opportunity to fund water projects without raising taxes, but also controversially pulls from the state’s savings account.
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Energy
With or Without $2 Billion, Water Woes Unlikely to Go Away
Whether or not Texas voters approve Proposition 6, which would take $2 billion from the state’s savings account to use for water financing, the state has a long way to go in dealing with its water deficit.
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Troubled Waters
When a River’s in Trouble, Many Face Sacrifices
The Colorado River, which flows from West Texas all the way down to the Gulf Coast, is caught in a tug-of-war amid the West’s prolonged drought.
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Energy
Feds Approve Protection Plan for Rare Bird
The federal government has endorsed a plan that Texas and four other states have worked on for years to protect the lesser prairie chicken, a rare bird threatened by oil and gas interests in West Texas and the Panhandle.
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Energy
U.S. and Mexico Struggle to Clean Up Rio Grande
Despite efforts by the U.S. and Mexico to clean up the Rio Grande, millions of gallons of raw sewage still enter the river each day in Laredo, threatening water supplies for some Texas border towns.