Every month during the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Dr. Robert Mace and Dr. Todd Votteler 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.
outlook+water: State-wide Drought is Back, Weak La Niña Conditions Projected through the Summer, and Possibly a Busier-Than-Usual Hurricane Season
Drought conditions increased 52 percent across the state with about two thirds of the state now in a drought. Sea-surface temperatures are expected to flirt with La Niña conditions through early fall.
think+water: The Sociodynamics of Citizen Science, Surface Water in Texas, and Climate Change Impacts on Water in Semi-Arid Texas
This month we explore academic publications on the topics of motivations for citizen science program participation, an overview of Texas’ water availability models, and using probabilistic models to assess the relative risk that climate change poses to watershed-scale water resources.
leg+water: February 2021
Every month during the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, Dr. Robert Mace and Dr. Todd Votteler provide an update on water-related legislation. The key water committees are Water and Rural Affairs in the Senate and Natural Resources in the House of Representatives. First, who is in charge? Senator Charles Perry (R) of Lubbock has been reappointed as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs, while Representative Tracy King (D) of Uvalde has
outlook+water: February 2021
Much of the state continues to be in drought. Warmer than normal and drier than normal conditions are predicted for the next three months.