Category: Hill Country Alliance

Inside Climate News: Dry Springs in Central Texas Warn of Water Shortage Ahead

Texas Living Waters
Texas Living Waters
The Texas Living Waters Project works to ensure that Texas has the water it needs for thriving communities and abundant fish and wildlife.
Texas Living Waters
Latest posts by Texas Living Waters (see all)

“Almost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry.  Last week, he tried to help one woman find a water truck to fill

Read More »
August 15, 2023

It’s time for a water session at the Legislature

Texas Living Waters
Texas Living Waters
The Texas Living Waters Project works to ensure that Texas has the water it needs for thriving communities and abundant fish and wildlife.
Texas Living Waters
Latest posts by Texas Living Waters (see all)

by Jennifer Walker, National Wildlife Federation and Suzanne Scott, The Nature Conservancy There are now over 30 million Texans. The state crossed that landmark in mid-2022, gaining the most new residents

Read More »
January 24, 2023

Population growth challenges Texas’ Hill Country

Texas Living Waters
Texas Living Waters
The Texas Living Waters Project works to ensure that Texas has the water it needs for thriving communities and abundant fish and wildlife.
Texas Living Waters
Latest posts by Texas Living Waters (see all)

Booming population growth, coupled with changing climate patterns, unslakable groundwater thirst and political challenges, leave the Texas Hill Country newly vulnerable. What they’re saying: “The Hill Country’s breathtaking vistas, natural spaces,

Read More »
March 24, 2022

Texas Living Waters Releases 2021 Action Report

Texas Living Waters
Texas Living Waters
The Texas Living Waters Project works to ensure that Texas has the water it needs for thriving communities and abundant fish and wildlife.
Texas Living Waters
Latest posts by Texas Living Waters (see all)

We are pleased to share with you our 2021 Year in Review, Investing in the Water Future of Texas. From more than a dozen published reports to podcasts to film

Read More »
December 31, 2021

Texas Hill Country Alliance is fighting back against rampant unchecked development

Texas Living Waters
Texas Living Waters
The Texas Living Waters Project works to ensure that Texas has the water it needs for thriving communities and abundant fish and wildlife.
Texas Living Waters
Latest posts by Texas Living Waters (see all)

Next, hear how the Texas Hill Country Alliance is fighting back against rampant unchecked development in an effort to keep streams and rivers flowing.  Read the full article: https://video.klrn.org/video/sept-8-2022-breakdown-on-proposed-city-budget-spigth/

Read More »
May 24, 2021

Donate to protect
fresh water forever

Stand up for our rivers, creeks, bays and wildlife today. Your donation will support science-based advocacy that encourages a wise and balanced approach to Texas water management.

Donate Now!
How You Can Help

Join Us

Stay up-to-date on the latest by joining us on the Texas Living Waters newsletter.

Our Work

About Us

Twitter Linkedin

Get in Touch

info@texaslivingwaters.org
505 E. Huntland Dr.,
Suite 530
Austin, Texas 78752

Our Partners

National Wildlife Federation logo
Galveston Bay Foundation logo
txwater Texas Living Waters @txwater ·
29 Sep

The Ike Dike could cost $57 billion over a 20-year period due to inflation and rising costs. That puts a much bigger burden on five coastal counties to raise the nearly $20 billion needed for local cost share, notes our policy specialist @DanielleGoshen.

Reply on Twitter 1707781301518901694 Retweet on Twitter 1707781301518901694 1 Like on Twitter 1707781301518901694 2 Twitter 1707781301518901694
txwater Texas Living Waters @txwater ·
28 Sep

"To strike oil in America, you need water. Plenty of it."

A fascinating deep dive into how water supplies in Texas are threatened by "monster fracks" that pump aquifers and other vulnerable sources:

Reply on Twitter 1707489435137270178 Retweet on Twitter 1707489435137270178 Like on Twitter 1707489435137270178 Twitter 1707489435137270178
Retweet on Twitter Texas Living Waters Retweeted
daniellegoshen Danielle Goshen @daniellegoshen ·
24 Sep

A very serious and costly reminder of the importance of maintaining freshwater inflows. They are not just for the health of bay and estuary ecosystems — but for the proper functioning of drinking water systems as well.

Reply on Twitter 1705986373004456136 Retweet on Twitter 1705986373004456136 2 Like on Twitter 1705986373004456136 2 Twitter 1705986373004456136
Load More

@2023 All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy & Terms of Use