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Texas Water Captains Attend Region I Water Planning Meeting, May 18, 2016
Water Captains from Jacksonville and Nacogdoches met at the Nacogdoches Recreation Center on May 18th to attend the Region I Water Planning Group meeting. The volunteer water leaders had all attended...
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Conversations on Creation Webinar June 26, hosted by Christ the King Lutheran...
Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 6PM, our friends at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, Houston, are hosting a Conversations on Creation webinar featuring Whitney Milberger-Laird, a water resource...
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Texas Water News Roundup | May 2016
Statewide– On May 19th, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved the 2017 State Water Plan. The Plan is the newest version of a document that is researched, developed, and revised every five...
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Texas Water News Roundup | June 2016
Statewide - no statewide news this month.Region F– A private water company seeking to supply the city of Odessa has filed a pair of lawsuits against the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District....
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Texas Water News Roundup | July 2016
Statewide– In 2013, the state of Texas sued New Mexico over an alleged breach of a compact governing management of the Rio Grande. In the suit, Texas alleged that New Mexico failed to deliver water...
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Rev. Sam Brannon Discusses Climate Change and Water with the World Federation...
From August 31 to Sept 2, Methodists from around the world met in Houston, Texas for the 21st World Conference of Methodists. This international body convenes every five years for fellowship,...
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Texas Water News Roundup | August / September 2016
Statewide - An article in the Texas Tribune in August highlights the failure of the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) to track potential oil and gas-related pollution of drinking water in the state. The...
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Texas Water News Roundup | October 2016
Statewide– Texas state representative Lyle Larson is preparing legislation that would dramatically increase the state's reliance on aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), as reported this month in an...
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Texas Water News Roundup | November 2016
No Statewide news this month.Region E – The city of El Paso is buying a large property in the outlying community of Dell Valley, along with its underlying water rights. The purchase of the 18,000-acre...
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Catching up on 2017 Water News
Statewide – An article late last year in the Texas Tribune highlights the risks to Texas groundwater posed by abandoned oil & gas wells. Unproductive wells are supposed to be plugged, to prevent...
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