Regulation of groundwater should remain primarily a function of local entities, but reforms are needed to ensure that property rights are adequately protected.
Energy & Environment
Don’t Fence Me In: Water is Crucial to Texas’ Future
Editor’s Note: This is the latest part of a series on rural Texas and the challenges that rural Texans face. Over the next year, the Associated News Service will delve into the issues facing the Lone Star State’s 177 (out of 254) rural counties. CENTERVILLE—What Kat Wall remembers most about driving home to her family’s...
May 19, 2026