Lawmakers in the Lone Star State will ask voters to make a Texas-size investment in the state’s water future, as part of a push to stave off looming shortages in one of the fastest-growing ...

Lawmakers, however, reached a reasonable compromise for a 50-50 split between water development and infrastructure repair. That gives sufficient autonomy to the Texas Water Development Board.

With this law, we will secure Texas’ water future for generations to come.” In addition to immediate funding, HJR 7 proposes a long-term plan of $ 1 billion a year for the next 20 years.

Texas boosts produced water reuse with new legislation, industry momentum grows By Mella McEwen, Oil Editor June 21, 2025 ...

If approved as the bill is written, the legislation will dedicate $1 billion annually from sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund. The allocations will then be split with 50% for new water supply ...

Texas lawmakers took steps big and small to help save the state’s water supply. A big one: investing $20 billion in water projects over the next two decades.

Texas lawmakers took steps big and small to help save the state’s water supply. A big one: investing $20 billion in water projects over the next two decades. A small one: banning homeowners ...

A Texas woman has died after using tap water in a sinus rinse, leading to a rare but often fatal brain infection, health officials report. The 71-year-old woman died from a condition called ...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at ...

PBPA President Ben Shepperd says $2.5 billion was allocated for the Texas Water Fund by Lubbock Sen. Charles Perry’s SB 7 while House Natural Resources Chairman Cody Harris of Palestine ...

Authorities investigate after two men found unresponsive in Tarrant County water tank Two men died after they were found unresponsive Friday evening inside a water tank in southwest Tarrant County.

Texas lawmakers have pledged $20 billion over the next two decades to help the state manage its water supply. Voters will be asked to approve that committment in November.