Vol 5, Issue 12

Eighteen months ago, we asked the government for documents that should have shed a lot of light on Houston's vulnerability to a massive hurricane. After finally receiving them, it turns out the documents are basically useless. 

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Marcus Gary, field operations supervisor at the Edwards Aquifer Authority and chairman of the South Central Texas Water Research Interest Group.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change.

The Water Update is a collaboration between the Texas Tribune and Texas Water Journal covering key upcoming meetings and events, important personnel moves, and significant developments with regard to water at the Texas Legislature and water agencies.

The discovery, confirmed last week by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, marks the body of water as the southernmost affected lake in the state.

The third annual InvestH2O Forum, "Disruptive Water Technologies and Innovative Investment Scenarios," will meet in Austin on June 15-16.

Off-channel reservoirs, constructed away from a river's main channel, may be more environmentally friendly in some ways than on-channel reservoirs, but they come with their own problems.

Environmentalists ask for more transparency from the Lower Colorado River Authority in its plans for the operation of an off-channel reservoir being constructed in Matagorda County.

Researchers are studying the declining freshwater mussel populations around the state, with 15 mussel species listed as threatened at the state level.

Beginning with improvements of the state's streamgage network, the Texas Water Development Board has used funding aimed at protecting communities from catastrophe to help the state deal with flooding.

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