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Van Zandt County agrees to work with law firm in planned creation of groundwater ...

7/1/26 01:09 pm

... water out as they want.” The groundwater conservation district has to be established by the Texas Legislature, and Reese said he hopes it can be ...

Van Zandt County agrees to work with law firm in creation of groundwater conservation district

7/1/26 01:09 pm

First responders rescued a couple from a boat in Lake Palestine Tuesday after their vessel hit a tree stump and began to take on water. News ...

Groundwater districts receive state research grants | News | fredericksburgstandard.com

7/1/26 12:33 pm

The Texas Water Development Board approved more than $7 million in ... The Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District, which serves ...

Thousand-acre pasture at core of data center debate - Mabank Monitor

7/1/26 12:18 pm

In addition, Huff said the State of Texas owns Cedar Creek Lake's water. Also, TRWD Conservation Manager Justin Compton told the June 23 crowd ...

Oak Ridge South Gale Water Corp customers urged to conserve water as crews fix electrical issue

7/1/26 11:53 am

The district said the conservation notice is a precaution put in ... Texas murder suspect captured in Bryan County after multi-agency operation.

Pre-Registration Now Open for the 86th Annual Meeting of Texas Soil and Water ...

7/1/26 11:20 am

TEMPLE, TX – The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is pleased to announce that pre-registration is now open for the 86th ...

Private water well screenings in Brewster, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties July 20-21

7/1/26 11:10 am

... Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on the water screenings, contact ...

DHS Expands Waiver Authority for Border Barrier Construction in Texas

7/1/26 10:54 am

... Texas's Big Bend Sector. The notice amends a February 17, 2026 determination ... Safe Drinking Water Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ...

East Texas counties join regional groundwater district amid 'imminent and real threat' to supplies

7/1/26 10:03 am

East Texas officials urge water safety ahead of ... East Texas counties unite to protect groundwater by joining a proposed conservation district.

Hill Country leaders discuss groundwater, legislative priorities - Bandera Bulletin

7/1/26 09:24 am

... Texas and their potential impact on local water supplies. Tom Entsminger, policy director for the Texas Coast and Waters Program, and Rachel Hanes ...

Abbott call for ban on data center development in rural Texas - Laredo Morning Times

7/1/26 07:57 am

... water and implement measures such as setbacks, among other proposals aimed at limiting their impact on residential communities. In a statement ...

HTGCD, BSEACD groundwater districts receive state research grants - Wimberley View

7/1/26 06:55 am

The Texas Water Development Board approved more than $7 million in ... Other nearby recipients included the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation ...

Nearby groundwater districts receive state grant funds - DeWitt County Today

7/1/26 06:52 am

... Texas. The Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District received $248,632 in fiscal year 2027 funding to develop a local numerical ...

Conservation group calls for new Medina Lake water management - Bandera Bulletin

7/1/26 06:03 am

'BMA has a conservation level that they do not abide by,' Reichle said. 'And we have approached the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality with ...

East Texas counties join regional groundwater district amid 'imminent and real threat' to supplies

7/1/26 05:42 am

“The purpose of this groundwater conservation district is protecting our water before it becomes someone else's,” Dodd said during Tuesday's ...

Meet Marla Heger! As manager of @TWDB's Ag Water Conservation Depart., she helps ...

7/1/26 05:22 am

Texas Water Development Board (@twdb). 83 views. Meet Marla Heger! As manager of @TWDB's Ag Water Conservation Depart., she helps advance ...

Fannin County Commissioners Court crunching numbers as budget deadline approaches

7/1/26 02:48 am

"Water conservation is something we care deeply about — not just as a water ... Telephone, Texas -- Helen Joyce Chesser, 86, of Telephone, Texas ...

Wood, Upshur counties approve law firm in step toward creating groundwater conservation district

7/1/26 01:05 am

... conservation district alongside other Northeast Texas counties. The move comes amid concern from East Texans about the use and sale of water.

Conservation News | Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

7/1/26 12:43 am

January 27, 2020 Edition · Implementing Conservation Practices and Conducting Educational Outreach Improves Water Quality in Attoyac Bayou Watershed ...

Texas seeks data centers' water-use data, gets a 17% response rate as some pump freely

7/1/26 12:28 am

Lawmakers also heard about a more local threat. In rural counties without a groundwater conservation district, a data center may be able to drill a ...

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