Rains continued to dampen drought across much of the state. Statewide reservoir storage is back up to normal (since 1990) conditions. Three-month projections suggest warmer-than-normal conditions in the western half of the state and wetter-than-normal conditions in the eastern half of the state,
Author: Robert Mace
Robert Mace is the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a Professor of Practice in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Robert has over 30 years of experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, stakeholder processes, and water policy, mostly in Texas.
lege+water: June 2021 Update
Every month during the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Dr. Todd Votteler and Dr. Robert Mace have brought you an update on water-related legislation. For the 87th Regular Session, this…shall be…their last.
lege+water: May 2021 Update
Every month during the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Dr. Todd Votteler and Dr. Robert Mace provide an update on water-related legislation.
think+water: Groundwater Sustainability in Groundwater Management Plans, What Texans Think About Climate Change, and Primacy in Reporting Toxic Releases
This month we explore academic publications on the topics of reviewing the effectiveness of groundwater management plans in the U.S., exploring results from a nationwide survey about Americans perspective on climate change, and examining the impact of the federal government delegating environmental policies to state agencies.
outlook+water: Drought Conditions Improve, La Niña Has Ended, and a Busy Hurricane Season Expected
Six inches of rain over about half of the state reduced the amount of the state in drought by about 50 percent. La Niña has ended with neutral conditions expected to remain through the summer. And, the Climate Prediction Center projects 13 to 20 named storms, 6 to 10 hurricanes, and 3 to 5 major hurricanes for 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.