Vol 2, Issue 9

The Brazos river's hotly contested lower basin will soon be subject to much more regulation than its users have experienced in the past. Will that help solve disputes or deepen divisions? 

Many conservative activists in Texas worry that when it comes to state water policy, Republican leaders have not focused on principles like small government, private property rights and local control. 

In this week's Q&A, we interview Stacey Steinbach of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Boom and Unreal City.

Registration is now open for the 2014 Texas Water Summit. This year's event, called “Securing Our Economic Future,” will be held May 19 in Austin. 

An April 30 webinar titled "Keeping Rivers Flowing: Innovative Strategies to Protect and Restore Rivers" will discuss the future health of Texas' rivers, bays and estuaries. 

Insurers are asking whether water losses from hurricanes have become more significant than losses from wind damage as more people choose to move or to build close to the beach.

Researchers continue to monitor changes to the parched Colorado River delta caused by the temporary "pulse flow" of water released as an environmental experiment by the U.S. and Mexico.

Scientists from Texas A&M University are working with a team of Brazilian researchers to study the effects of deforestation on fish in the Amazon River, where about 56 percent of the forest has been cut over the past four decades.

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