"Testimony: Rights of a Groundwater Owner" contains Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Policy Analyst Leigh Thompson's testimony on House Bill 4112 before the Texas Legislature Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives.
Energy & Environment
Bill Analysis: HB 1400 Introduced
Groundwater supplies over half of the water used in Texas, and over 99% of drinking water for rural Texas (TGPC, n.d.). Groundwater conservation districts cover most of the state and nearly all of the aquifers that supply groundwater. The districts, which are governed by Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code, are the state’s preferred...
April 8, 2025