Vol 4, Issue 1

Alleging that Texas has dramatically eroded its safeguards against air and water pollution, two environmental groups are asking the federal government to step in.  

Take a look back at The Texas Tribune's five-part Undrinkable series, which revealed how border communities lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades.

A new transmission line could lead to further fragmentation of the state's rural lands, writes Blair Calvert Fitzsimons of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Green and the Black.

The movie, an examination of the conflicts that have shaped the policy debate over the Ogallala Aquifer, anchors the inaugural Water + Film Symposium in Lubbock.

The next Texas Water Symposium, to be held at Texas State University, San Marcos, on Feb. 11, will explore the health and long-term sustainability of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.

The many recent weather related disasters in Texas demonstrate the need for early forecasting and warning systems, which will require effective policies at the state and federal level, as well as citizen involvement.

The dams that harnessed the Colorado River in its flow through the Hill Country brought power to the region, and the lakes they created transformed the landscape as well as the economy.

Brackish groundwater will take center stage in 2016 with a new Department of the Interior survey in September and with San Antonio opening the first phase of the world's largest inland desalination facility in October.

With droughts, rising seas and record flooding happening around the world during 2015, concerns about water rose to the top as a multifaceted global issue.

Using data from the Texas Water Development Board's reservoir status tracker, our auto-updating map visualizes the current state of Texas reservoirs.