White: Today’s water shortages, however, are not intractable unless Texans refuse to surmount the status quo. As the landmark 2001 State Water Plan detailed, almost every region of Texas needs to increase available water supplies to meet future demand.
Bill Analysis: SB 7 (Senate engrossed version)
The purpose of SB 7, authored by Senator Charles Perry, is to establish comprehensive financing, administrative, and infrastructure measures to address current and projected water shortages in Texas, primarily under the Texas Water Development Board’s jurisdiction (2025). SB7 seeks to enhance the framework for water infrastructure development in Texas by establishing oversight on water supply...