Author: TWRI
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Water Research and News
Texas Water Journal covers Texas’ water research spectrum TWRI water internship program wraps up first year
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New policy review published in Texas Water Journal Volume 16
Cover image for the Texas Water Journal, Volume 16, Number 1: Guadalupe River Nature Trail at Canyon Lake Dam. ©2023 Erich Ross Schlegel. The Texas Water Journal has published a new policy review in Volume 16, titled “How Texas Could Lead the Nation in Addressing a Growing Water Workforce Problem,” by Walter Den and Davida S. Smyth. In recent…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for June 4 in Nacogdoches
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 4 in Nacogdoches for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the La Nana Bayou watershed. The morning session will be at Liberty Hall, 805 East Main Street. The afternoon session…
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Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week celebrates native ecosystems
The Texas Water Resources Institute joins with Texas A&M AgriLife agencies and institutes to partner with organizations statewide to highlight the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas during Soil and Water Stewardship Week April 27-May 4. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and its Texas Watershed Steward program, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and TWRI all collectively work to support…
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Private water well screenings coming to Far West Texas April 21-22
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting well water screenings April 21-22 for residents and well owners in the Alpine area and Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties in Far West Texas. Water samples will be screened for contaminants, including total coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen, arsenic and salinity. “The TWON program was established to help well…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem program workshop for Mill Creek watershed set for April 22
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 22 in Industry for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Mill Creek watershed. The morning session will be at Industry City Hall, 725 Main Street. The afternoon session will…
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New program review published in Texas Water Journal Volume 16
Guadalupe River Nature Trail at Canyon Lake Dam. ©2023 Erich Ross Schlegel. The Texas Water Journal has published a new program review in Volume 16, titled 2024 State Flood Plan: History in the Making, by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). In August 2024, TWDB adopted the 2024 State Flood Plan, providing the first-ever comprehensive statewide assessment of flood…
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New commentary published in Texas Water Journal Volume 15
Cover image for Texas Water Journal, Volume 15, Number 1: The Narrows on the Blanco River.©2020 Erich Ross Schlegel, Texas Water Foundation. The Texas Water Journal has published a new commentary in Volume 15, titled Now or Never: It’s Time to Address Water Scarcity in Texas by Senator Charles Perry, Chairman of the Senate Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Committee.…
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TWRI awards USGS Graduate Research Grants
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded three 2024-25 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Graduate Research Grants to Sarah Davis and Alexandra Prouse, Elena Lundeen, and Nowrina Rahim for their water-related research projects. Learn more about the grant recipients: Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $772,000 in USGS grants to support 141 students in water resources-related fields. TWRI…
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Mills Scholarships awarded to five Texas A&M students
2024-25 Mills Scholarships recipients (left to right, top row) Christopher Cobos, Shubham Jain, Madan Sapkota, (bottom row) Mingxiu Wang and Veronica Zancho. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded 2024-25 Mills Scholarships to five graduate students conducting water-related research at Texas A&M University. The scholarship recipients are: TWRI administers the Mills Scholars Program, an annual competitive scholarship program supporting graduate research in…
