Every month during the 86th 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 (SWRA), and Natural Resources in the House (HNR). Thus far, legislation related to flooding impacts from Hurricane Harvey and statewide flood planning has dominated the water-related efforts of SWRA and HNR. The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 7 and Senate
Author: Todd Votteler
Todd Votteler is President of Collaborative Water Resolution LLC and Water Opinions LLC. He is the Editor-in-Chief as well as a co-founder of both the Texas Water Journal, and Texas+Water. Todd has 30 years of experience in Texas water resources management, policy, dispute resolution, and science. Votteler served as Special Master during the Edwards Aquifer Endangered Species Act litigation, Sierra Club v Babbitt et al. He has a B.S. in Natural Resources from The University of the South, an M.S. in Natural Resources from The University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Geography from Texas State University.
q&a+water: Jose Luis Castro-Ruiz
Professor José Luis Castro, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) or College of the Northern Border – Monterrey, Mexico In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Jose Luis Castro-Ruiz, a professor-researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Monterrey, Mexico. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Southern California. His main research interests include urban development problems, urban water management, and trans-boundary water management along the
talk+water: Lara Fowler
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Lara Fowler, who is a mediator and an attorney focused on all things water, energy, and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Penn State University in 2012, she worked on public policy issues for the Oregon Water Resources Department and practiced law in Seattle. As a private practitioner, she helped facilitate discussions on water issues in Washington, California, and Oregon. Fowler now holds a joint appointment as a Senior
leg+water: March Update
Every month during the 86th 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 (SWRA), and Natural Resources (HNR) in the House of Representatives. Both committees have held hearings and voted on significant water bills since our last update in February. Thus far, legislation related to the flooding impacts from Hurricane Harvey and
talk+water: Léna Salamé
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Léna Salamé, who served in the United Nations’ system for 17 years as the strategic and operational coordinator of its programme on water conflict and cooperation. She played a central role in the development and promotion of the modern concept of hydro-diplomacy. Salamé served in the United Nations’ system for 17 years as the strategic and operational coordinator of its programme on water conflict and cooperation. She played a