“Texas lawmakers could allocate about a billion dollars this year to prevent floods, but the potentially huge investment is just a fraction of the tens of billions of dollars that are likely necessary to harden Texas communities against hurricanes and floods, according to early proposals for the state’s first flood plan…
…The early estimate in the plan is likely “vastly understated,” said Danielle Goshen, a policy specialist for the National Wildlife Foundation’s Texas Coast and Water Program.”
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On August 15th, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will consider adopting the state’s first-ever comprehensive flood plan—a historic milestone in our collective efforts t
The Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs (CWSRF and DWSRF) are nearly synonymous with water and wastewater infrastructure financing in Texas. For decades the Texa
As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? Every day buried pipes across Tex
When the San Antonio Water System pitched the Vista Ridge pipeline, the utility called it a “game-changing water project.” SAWS officials promoted the $2.8 billion project as a
Texas’ most populous cities lost roughly 88 billion gallons of water last year because of aging water infrastructure and extreme heat, costing them millions of dollars and strain
The first full draft of the [state flood] plan from the Texas Water Development Board, a 267-page report that drew on input from 15 volunteer-led regional groups, showed that ove
Galveston Island is vulnerable to sea level rise, and a new report emphasizes the need for more nature-based solutions. The Climate Resilient Galveston report released this week
Galveston Island is no stranger to extreme weather events. From the Great Storm of 1900, which still holds the record for the deadliest storm in the U.S., to Hurricane Ike [&hellip
This op-ed appeared in Next City in collaboration with the Rio Grande International Studies Center. (Photo Credit: RGISC/Harvard) South Texas is facing a water crisis decades in th
Two consecutive summers of brutal heat and drought have left some parts of Texas with notably low water supplies going into 2024. A wet year or a well-placed hurricane could quickly pull these
On August 15th, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will consider adopting the state’s first-ever comprehensive flood plan—a historic milestone in our collective efforts to safeguard Texas communities from the
The Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs (CWSRF and DWSRF) are nearly synonymous with water and wastewater infrastructure financing in Texas. For decades the Texas Water Development Board
As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? Every day buried pipes across Texas spill water into
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