A conference on water conservation will be held in Houston on Jan. 23 titled "Capitalizing on Water Conservation: Benefits, Opportunities, Requirements & Lessons Learned," focusing on water funding and other related issues. Full Story
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The Texas Conservation Alliance and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University are joining up to develop “stream teams” for East Texas rivers in order to contribute to the state's water-quality database. Full Story
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Trustees for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment team assembled to evaluate Gulf restoration projects in compensation for the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are proposing five early-restoration projects for Texas in a draft plan that has been submitted for public review and comment. Full Story
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According to a recent analysis, the Texas Water Development Board may face problems in funding the non-agricultural water conservation strategies called for in Proposition 6. Full Story
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The mayor of Del Rio has vowed to fight a proposed plan to pipe water from Val Verde County to San Antonio. The proposed plan would transfer billions of gallons of water to San Antonio to reduce the city's reliance on the Edwards Aquifer. Full Story
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A new report details the study of key marsh plants in the Nueces River Delta as a gauge of estimated needs for freshwater inflow for the estuarine wetlands. Full Story
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The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment joined Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies to produce a comprehensive curriculum for middle school and high school students on the subject of water and the aquatic systems of Texas. Full Story
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Hays County commissioners have approved a plan to bolster the area's water supply, but legal issues remain to be solved. Full Story
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Total water use in New Mexico has dropped 14 percent even as the state's population has grown by 22 percent. But analysts are not talking about a water conservation success story. Full Story
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As the drought in Texas continues, oil and gas explorers using fracking technology, which employs huge amounts of water, are more frequently turning to systems of recycling that enable them to use less water. Full Story
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