Texas has reached a crossroads in the management of water resources. While the state’s population continues to grow and the municipal water demand is increasing, Texas’ surface and groundwater supplies are limited or allocated to other uses. The era of cheap and abundant water is over and new ways to provide this critical resource to Texans must be found.
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