Welcome to the Water Use and Issues section of our website. This is where you will find articles and opinion pieces dealing with the current and future water issues facing Texas.
Cattle raisers applaud Texas Supreme Court decision reaffirming water ownership rights
AUSTIN, Texas —The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association applauded the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Pape Partners v. DRR Family Properties. The ruling reaffirms longstanding precedent on how water rights are considered, interpreted and protected in … Continue reading →
The Texas Drought is a real as it gets
There are people who are either unaware of or just don’t care abut the Texas drought. They have no idea how serious the drought is and how much worse it is going to become. ARCTexas is located in the city … Continue reading →
Has Texas Uncovered a New Groundwater Source for South and Central Texas?
Michael Wilson – In 2021 the Texas Water Development Board announce the potential discovery of a new groundwater source for South and Central Texas. The Maverick Basin aquifer has tentatively been mapped to exist under Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, Kinney, and … Continue reading →
Texas Water Development Board approves financial assistance totaling $46,774,392 for water, wastewater, and flood projects
By Lauren Munguia – AUSTIN – (April 11, 2022) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $46,774,392 for water, wastewater, and flood projects. $300,000 to the Tom Green County Fresh Water Supply District No. 2 … Continue reading →
Is the Texas Drought the proverbial canary in the coal mine for the future of Texas water?
Texas waters are facing something akin to an early warning system that miners used to employ. In the early days of underground coal mining, the miners would keep a canary with them. If the air became toxic, the canary would … Continue reading →
It is time for Texans to make some tough decisions in regard to water policy
Texas is drying out and changes to the state’s water policy are necessary. The rains are not falling in the right areas and it’s only going to get worse. Every indicator points to a future of reduced rainfall which equals … Continue reading →
Battle for Control of Texas Waters
This video examines the current battle for control of Texas waters. It looks at the current water situation, asks who uses the water, who owns the water, and what’s the real argument all about.
Continue reading →Water of the United States – What is Significant Nexus?
By Lowell M. Rothschild – (National Law Review) – This is my penultimate article on the Administration’s final Waters of the US rule. For those of you who have read our previous articles on the proposed and final rules (hi … Continue reading →
Water Issue Before The Supreme Court – Again
Michael Wilson – In the Western United States there are few issues as contentious as water. Who controls the waterways? Who knows the best ways to allocate the resource? Who knows how to best protect the water and those who … Continue reading →