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  Managing and protecting our water resources is one of the most critical issues facing Texas today. As our population increases, human demands for water will grow. But we still need to ensure that there is adequate water for agriculture, industry and the environment. Decisions made now will have far reaching consequences for the livelihood of our state.
Why should water matter to you?


In the News...

   Victoria Advocate 4/29/12: Opinion Piece: TCEQ commissioners need to take bold step to protect South Texas rivers, bays

   Dallas Morning News 4/29/12: Opinion Piece: Water conservation — outdoors and indoors — is key

   Corpus Christi Caller-Times 4/25/12: TCEQ plan is a corruption of legislative order

   El Paso Times 4/21/12: Texas Gov. Rick Perry renews drought disaster declaration

   San Antonio Express-News 4/12/12: TCEQ, stakeholder disagree on water

   San Antonio Express-News Opinion Piece 3/27/12: Adopt all water-flow protections

 
 
What's Happening Now
  Join the Texas Living Waters Partners for the "Water for People & the Environment: Managing Texas Water Demands for the 21st Century" statewide water conference in Austin on April 27, 2012. Speakers will include Brian Richter, an international authority on river conservation and the director of The Nature Conservancy’s Global Freshwater Program.

TCEQ’s proposed environmental flows rule for the Colorado and Lavaca rivers/Matagorda Bay area and the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers/San Antonio Bay area fails to protect the region’s fish and wildlife populations – and the industries that depend on them. Please join us in urging to TCEQ to strengthen the rule by submitting comments before May 14, 2012.


Take a Look...

The Sprayed Away and Drop by Drop reports look at water conservation around the state.

The Texas Water Solutions blog focuses on Texas water policy

Guide to leasing, selling or donating water rights to preserve instream flows