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Neena Satija worked at the Tribune from 2013 to 2019. She was an investigative reporter and radio producer for the Tribune and Reveal, a public radio program from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Previously, she was the environment reporter at the Tribune. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she graduated from Yale University in 2011, and then worked for the New Haven Independent, the Connecticut Mirror, and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio. She has also been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. As an East Coast transplant she is particularly thrilled with Austin tacos and warm weather.
Facing the third straight year of cutoffs for irrigation water from the Lower Colorado River Authority, some Gulf Coast-area rice farmers are spending millions of dollars drilling wells to pump groundwater instead. Full Story
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The Brazos river's hotly contested lower basin will soon be subject to much more regulation than its users have experienced in the past. Will that help solve disputes or deepen divisions? Full Story
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Many conservative activists in Texas worry that when it comes to state water policy, Republican leaders have not focused on principles like small government, private property rights and local control. Full Story
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Former state Rep. Sid Miller of Stephenville, a Republican candidate for agriculture commissioner, is trying to discredit an opponent's endorsement by claiming that it was "for sale." Full Story
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Also, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility's suit against Murphy Turner & Associates wraps up with an apology. Full Story
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Agriculture commissioner candidate Kinky Friedman argues that marijuana legalization is the future of Texas. But for farmers in states where growing it is legal, the crop has come with a new set of problems. Full Story
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Joe Cotten, a financial adviser from Dallas who ran in the Republican primary for agriculture commissioner in May, has endorsed former state Rep. Tommy Merritt of Longview over former state Rep. Sid Miller for the runoff election. Full Story
Despite its internationally renowned successes in water conservation, San Antonio is still struggling to quench its thirst amid explosive growth. Will its search for new water supplies risk its reputation as a green city? Full Story
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House Speaker Joe Straus has appointed state Reps. Allan Ritter, Drew Darby and Eddie Lucio III to serve on the comittee that will oversee the spending of $2 billion in water financing that voters approved last November. Full Story
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Also, Burnam has not yet begun to fight and Villalba gets on the Straus train early. Full Story
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