Event: The Changing Texas Landscape at the Texas Book Festival
A session at the Texas Book Festival in Austin on Nov. 5 will focus on the new book The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People. Full Story
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![The U.S. flag flies at half-mast over the Texas Capitol in Austin July 8, 2016 following overnight violence in Dallas that claimed the lives of five police officers.]()
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EPA accepts Upper Llano River plan
The EPA has accepted the Upper Llano River Watershed Protection Plan, which describes a strategy to protect water quality and stream flow in the watershed. Full Story
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![Facing downstream from Dolan Falls on the Devils River. The river is fed by freshwater springs that flow from the limestone cliffs above.
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Weighing the impact of EPA water, endangered species rules
The EPA's new water rules will not have as large an effect on Texas water users as the Endangered Species Act, says John Tracy, Texas Water Resources Institute executive director. Full Story
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![Lake Texoma in October 2013. Once a major water supply for North Texas, it has been offline amid a zebra mussel infestation.]()
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How bottled water became a craze
The market for bottled water has exploded into a craze for something that is not mere water, but a substance that promises something for everyone. Full Story
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![Attendees of a San Antonio Water System facility tour sampled treated water at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center outside of San Antonio on March 19, 2014.]()
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New tool said to predict water availability changes
Researchers at ISciences have developed a tool called the "Water Security Indicator Model" that predicts changes in water availability up to nine months in advance anywhere on the globe. Full Story
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Entries sought for innovative water supply awards
The Texas Water Development Board is calling for entries for its Innovative Water Supply Awards, which will be presented at the Water For Texas 2017 conference to be held Jan. 23-25 in Austin. Full Story
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Underground reservoirs proposed to save water in Texas
The newest idea in dealing with water shortages in Texas is a network of underground reservoirs to capture excess water from rivers. Full Story
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![Birdwatchers Frank and Jane Lynn sit near Longhorn Dam, the last dam in the Texas Highland Lakes reservoir system before the Colorado River flows toward the Gulf of Mexico.]()
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Event: SWIFT Funding Workshop on Water Conservation Projects
A SWIFT Funding Workshop on Water Conservation Projects will be held in Weslaco on Oct. 20, with emphasis on the role of conservation in the future water supply for the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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Event: Wild and Scenic Film Festival
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival, with the theme of "Celebrating Hill Country Rivers," will screen award-winning short films on the subject of communities coming together for the sake of the environment. Full Story
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Researchers Say Hydropower Not Carbon Neutral
Researchers at Washington State University are reporting that reservoirs created by dams are significant sources of methane because of decomposing organic material lying underwater. Full Story
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![Trees that were once mostly submerged are now high and dry in the southwestern portion of O.H. Ivie Reservoir southeast of Ballinger Texas. The reservoir is less than 30 percent full, as of April 20 2011.]()
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