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...
“For all the economic and quality of life gains Texas makes, its water supply is not keeping pace. Texas must seriously contemplate prudent policy reforms to safeguard the future of the Texas Miracle.” Key points: Texas needs to substantially increase water supply to meet the drought and economic growth challenges of the coming decades. Delivering...
Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem Five years after Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid is still not ready for the next major winter storm. The first two installments of this series showed that demand has grown more than 20% since 2021 while firm generation capacity has barely budged, and the...