April

Arbor Day is all about trees. But healthy trees and healthy forests do more than just clean the air. They also help keep our water clean.

The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the Winter 2020 issue of its magazine, txH₂O, spotlighting the Rio Grande.

Robert Mace, Ph.D., the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a professor in the Department of Geography at Texas State University, has worked as a water researcher for over 30 years helping people understand water.

Like so many people, TWRI staff started working from home about a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone has learned their own ways to find balance, retain some normalcy and keep on moving even when things are uncertain.

Duncan Kikoyo, Ph.D., has joined the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) team as a research specialist. His work will focus on the development and implementation of watershed protection plans, total maximum daily loads and their implementation plans, and other projects that address critical water issues in Texas.

The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting several water well screenings in early May for residents in Brewster, Crockett, Culberson, Ector and Midland, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Reeves and Terrell counties. These events will give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened.

The Universities Council on Water Resources announced that TWRI's Lucas Gregory, Ph.D. was elected to serve on the board of directors.

This txH₂O highlight is a profile article about Jude Benavides, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.