Past Contributions

• Event: World Premiere of Yakona at SXSW

  By Carol Flake Feb. 25, 2014

  Yakona, a film that documents an impressionistic journey down the San Marcos River, from source to sea, will make its world premiere in Austin at South by Southwest. Full Story 

• UT Study Analyzes Water Use in Barnett Shale Drilling

  By Carol Flake Feb. 25, 2014

  According a new study financed by the University of Texas Energy Institute, the amount of water used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the Barnett Shale area in 2011 amounted to about 8.5 billion gallons, or about 4 percent of the water used in the 15-country region. Full Story 

• Examining California's Controversial Water Plan

  By Carol Flake Feb. 25, 2014

  California Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a $25 billion plan to fix the state’s major water transport system, which transfers water by means of pumps and aqueducts from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farms in the San Joaquin Valley and the state’s major coastal cities. Full Story 

• Good News and Bad News for Farmers

  By Carol Flake Feb. 25, 2014

  Despite the multiyear drought that has caused ranchers to sell millions of heads of cattle, Texas led the nation in livestock sales over the past five years. Full Story 

• People Moves: Governor Appoints New Member of TWDB

  By Carol Flake Feb. 25, 2014

  Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Kathleen Thea Jackson, an engineer and former public affairs manager for Exxon Mobil Corp., to the Texas Water Development Board. Full Story 

• 21 States Try to Halt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

  By Carol Flake Feb. 11, 2014

  Attorneys general from 21 states, including Texas, have joined the American Farm Bureau Federation in an effort to halt the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Full Story 

• Event: Southwest Stream Restoration Conference

  By Carol Flake Feb. 11, 2014

  The deadline for abstracts for presentations at this year's Southwest Stream Restoration Conference, titled "Streams in a Dynamic World: Managing Today for Resiliency Tomorrow," has been extended to Feb. 15. Full Story 

• Drought Now Threatens California's Drinking Water

  By Carol Flake Feb. 11, 2014

  California's severe drought is now threatening the drinking water supply of several rural communities, and the number could increase. Full Story 

• Among Texas Products Affected by California Drought: Wine

  By Carol Flake Feb. 11, 2014

  Effects of the California drought are rippling across a number of regions and industries, and among those affected are Texas vineyards. Full Story 

• Straus Issues Interim Charges on Water

  By Carol Flake Feb. 11, 2014

  House Speaker Joe Straus has issued a list of interim charges to be carried out by the Committee on Natural Resources, including a charge to monitor the implementation of bills affecting the State Water Plan. Full Story