Past Contributions

• Event: National Wildlife Week to Focus on Water

  By Carol Flake Feb. 11, 2014

  National Wildlife Week, an educational program for children, will be held March 17-23 around the nation. Full Story 

• TCEQ Allows Water to Be Cut Off to Rice Farmers

  By Carol Flake Jan. 28, 2014

  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has signed off on an order granting emergency drought-period powers to the Lower Colorado River Authority that will excuse the agency from releasing water to lower-basin rice farmers. Full Story 

• New Braunfels Loses Battle Over Can Ban

  By Carol Flake Jan. 28, 2014

  A judge has ruled that New Braunfels' anti-trash ordinances that barred tubers from floating down its rivers with large coolers or disposable bottles and cans are unconstitutional. Full Story 

• New Panel to Study Desalination

  By Carol Flake Jan. 28, 2014

  The Texas Legislature has created a panel to study water desalination as a solution to the state's prolonged drought. Full Story 

• California Grapples With Drought Emergency

  By Carol Flake Jan. 28, 2014

  California's drought emergency appears as bleak as drought conditions in Texas, with record-low flows in rivers and streams, reservoirs drying up and a mountain snowpack far below normal. Full Story 

• Event: Southwest Stream Restoration Conference

  By Carol Flake Jan. 28, 2014

  Abstracts for presentations at the Southwest Stream Restoration Conference are due Jan. 31. The conference takes place May 28-30 in San Antonio. Full Story 

• Film Tells Stories of Cities Searching for Solutions to Water Crisis

  By Carol Flake Jan. 28, 2014

  A new interactive documentary film project produced by Penn State Public Media explores how cities around the country, including San Antonio, are finding innovative solutions to water-related problems. Full Story 

• Event: North Texas Water Summit

  By Carol Flake Jan. 14, 2014

  The 2014 North Texas Water Summit, a conference focusing on how North Texas will meet its future water needs, will be held at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott on Jan. 31 Full Story 

• Colorado River's Troubles May Be Just Beginning

  By Carol Flake Jan. 14, 2014

  The Colorado River, which winds its way from the Rockies through seven states, is dwindling, along with the reservoirs that it supplies. Full Story 

• Event: Regional Premiere of Film

  By Carol Flake Jan. 14, 2014

  The regional premiere of the film Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for a New West, the story of threats to the Colorado River produced and narrated by Robert Redford, will take place on Wednesday in Austin. Full Story