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.
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