Texas Water Fund 101
During the 2023 legislative session, the Texas Living Waters team worked hard to shape the passage of Senate Bill 28. This bill created the Texas Water Fund and the New
April 22, 2024
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The Texas Water Development Board Has an Opportunity to Increase Resilience and Equity In Next Round of Funding
For nearly 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has worked with states to provide funding for water infrastructure through State Revolving Funds (SRF). There are two general SRF programs—the Drinking
October 25, 2023
Imagine a Texan Day Without Water
Today we join the US Water Alliance to #imagineadaywithoutwater. What would the Lone Star State be like without water? Let’s just say it would most definitely MESS with Texas. Water
October 21, 2020
Harris County Passes Bylaws for Community Task Force to Create a More Resilient Future
Listen below as Texas Living Waters’ Danielle Goshen discusses the reconstituted Harris County Community Flood Resilience Task Force with two of the architects of the Harris Thrives Resolution: Iris Gonzalez,
September 21, 2020
Citizens Advisory Committees: A Rare Opportunity for Texans to Help Shape Pre-Disaster Flood Mitigation
Texans have a tangible opportunity to shape how their communities prepare for future heavy rain and flooding. It’s buried in a maze of bureaucratic language and comes with some unknowns,
August 17, 2020
Lockdown Relief and Reflections at Gorman Falls
As part of our ongoing effort to capture the many dimensions of Texan waterscapes, Ellen Larson, an Austin-area high school student and a Summer 2020 Texas Living Waters volunteer, reflects
August 7, 2020
The Top 7 Water Utilities in Texas: What They’re Doing Right
The recently-released 2020 Texas Water Conservation Scorecard provides an extraordinarily detailed analysis of water conservation efforts at over 350 Texas water utilities. The only effort of its kind in Texas,
July 15, 2020
Planning for Our State’s Water Future in the Midst of a Pandemic – You Have a Unique Opportunity for Your Voice to Be Heard!
By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Sierra Club – Lone Star Chapter Planning for the future is always a challenge – even more so in the midst of a pandemic.
May 17, 2020
Supreme Court Makes Ripples with Indirect Discharge Case Under the Clean Water Act
By Danielle Goshen, Water Policy and Outreach Specialist, Galveston Bay Foundation Not too long ago in our Nation’s history, waterways across the United States were in critical condition. Mounting environmental
May 12, 2020
Big Opportunities Lie Ahead for Green Infrastructure in Texas
By Danielle Goshen, Water Policy and Outreach Specialist, Galveston Bay Foundation Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions are essential to creating flood resilient communities in Texas. Traditional gray infrastructure techniques such as
April 13, 2020
State and Regional Flood Planning: The Future of Flood Resilience in Texas
By Teal Harrison, Outreach Manager, National Wildlife Federation Starting in 2020, Texas stakeholders will have the opportunity to determine the best flood mitigation strategies for their region through a process
April 9, 2020
Newly Launched Matagorda Bay Ecosystem Assessment can Inform Conservation Efforts
By Danielle Goshen, Water Policy & Outreach Specialist, Galveston Bay Foundation Some places truly do have it all. Matagorda Bay, located along the coast in Southeastern Texas is a veritable treasure
October 7, 2019