Texas Water Centers

Texas universities have excellent programs that emphasize water resources research and related education. In some cases, universities have established water resources centers or institutes that address a specific subject or the water needs of a geographic area. In other instances, academic departments or colleges at universities in Texas have developed outstanding research and education programs. Some of the centers and institutes provide educational programs for the general public.

University/Agency Water Center
Baylor University Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research
Baylor University Environmental Studies Program
Houston Advanced Research Center Water Resources Group
Lamar University Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center
Rice University Energy and Environmental Systems Institute
Sam Houston State University Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies
Tarleton State University Hydrology and Environmental Engineering Program
Tarleton State University Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research
Texas A&M International University Center for Earth and Environmental Studies
Texas A&M University Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
Texas A&M University Geospatial Hydrology Group
Texas A&M University Sustainable Coastal Margins Program
Texas A&M University Texas Coastal Watershed Program
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Center for Coastal Studies
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Center for Water Supply Studies
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Division of Nearshore Research
Texas A&M University - Galveston Coastal Zone Laboratory
Texas A&M University System Sea Grant & Marine Advisory Program
Texas A&M University System TAMU Water Program
Texas A&M University System Texas Water Resources Institute
Texas State University Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center
Texas State University River Systems Institute
Texas Tech University Water Resources Center
University of Houston Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Water Resources Studies
University of Houston - Clear Lake Environmental Institute of Houston
University of North Texas Institute for Applied Sciences
University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas at Austin Center for Research in Water Resources
UT San Antonio Earth and Environmental Sciences
West Texas A&M University Dryland Agriculture Research Institute