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 House has now approved Senate Bill 7
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talk+water: Rosario Sanchez
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Dr. Rosario Sanchez, who is a Senior Research Scientist for the Texas Water Resources Institute and Associate Graduate Faculty in the Water Management and Hydrological Science Program at Texas A&M University. She is the Principal Investigator for the Texas portion of the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act Program. Her work is to integrate, develop and create research and data on transboundary aquifers between Mexico and the United States, particularly
outlook+water: May 2019
SUMMARY: Large parts of East and Central Texas received more than 10 inches of rain over the past month. Recent rains have erased drought from the Texas landscape. The odds of El Niño staying with us through the summer have increased to 70 percent. After drought peeked in the window and knocked on the door for several months, in swooped weekly fronts across the state over the past four weeks, topping off reservoirs, flooding rivers,
leg+water: April 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 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
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