Vol 2, Issue 10

The Lower Colorado River Authority is proposing significant rate increases for Central Texas cities and Gulf Coast-area rice farmers, saying its operating costs aren't being covered. But critics say the agency should focus more on cutting costs. 

Facing the third straight year of cutoffs for irrigation water from the Lower Colorado River Authority, some Gulf Coast-area rice farmers are spending millions of dollars drilling wells to pump groundwater instead. 

In this week's Q&A, we interview Tom Gooch of Freese and Nichols Inc.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Plastic Purge.

The Southwest Stream Restoration Conference will be held May 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio. The conference will feature presentations on stream restoration and management to prepare streams for the stresses of the future and on the ecological impact of stream restoration.

Two Texas water experts have offered insights on what Colorado could learn from Texas' approach to water problems.

According to the latest crop report from a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert, crop conditions vary around the state, with the upper Gulf Coast and Central and North Texas beginning the year in better shape than the High Plains.

A White House report on climate change that urges action to combat drought, severe storms and temperatures, and sea level rise has stirred criticism among congressional Republicans.

Following three years of extreme drought, the city of Wichita Falls has turned to the extreme measure of drawing from wastewater for half of its drinking water.

Using data from the Texas Water Development Board's reservoir status tracker, our auto-updating map visualizes the current state of Texas reservoirs.