Vol 2, Issue 24

Texas leaders weren't always so skeptical about climate change. But the state's rightward shift, coupled with a booming oil and gas economy, have changed the tenor of the debate. This story was produced in collaboration with The World.

Climate scientists project that Texas will be hotter and drier in the coming decades, which means less rainwater will make it into lakes and reservoirs, and more will evaporate. That could spell trouble for the state's fast-growing cities and industry.

The booming activity in the Houston Ship Channel may be the best evidence of Texas' economic success. But it also demonstrates the state's vulnerability to climate change. This story was produced in collaboration with The World.

In which we review the latest from Colin's excellent Rio Grande adventure. Check out the dispatches and photos!

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Walt Sears, executive director of the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

The Hill Country Water Summit, happening on Friday, will focus on Hill Country hydrology, current and future water demands, the upcoming legislative session and other topics.

The Texas Riparian & Stream Workshop focuses on stream and riparian zones in the Pedernales River Watershed and the Hill Country.

A recent analysis of groundwater rights and the "rule of capture" in Texas suggests the state could learn from California, which amended its groundwater rules, making them less tied to oil and gas policy.

A water market fostering water exchanges between states could help ease water shortages in the west, according to the authors of a new report from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution.

The Arizona State Parks Foundation and the Verde River Institute are testing the strategy of organizing river tours to raise funds to boost the state park system and help save one of the state's last free-flowing rivers.

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