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.
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: April 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 Words, Environmental Flows on the Red River, and Wichita Falls’ Excellent Adventure with DPR and IPR
This month we explore academic publications on the topics of investigating how verbal articulations intersect with resource use and action, examining the hurdles of implementing environmental flows policies, and exploring how the City of Wichita Falls became a water reuse pioneer.
outlook+water: Statewide Drought Intensifies, La Niña Expected to Transition to Neutral Conditions Soon, and Normal Is Abnormal
Two thirds of the state remain in an intensifying drought expected to continue through at least the end of July. Sea-surface temperatures are expected to transition to neutral conditions over the next month and possibly return to La Niña conditions in early fall. The average hurricane season now includes two additional named storms and 1 additional hurricane.
lege+water: mid-April 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.