Author: Sarah Dormire
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TWRI publishes new issue of txH2O
The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the summer 2025 issue of txH2O magazine, focused on the leaders and programs building future Texas water professionals and ensuring future Texas water supplies. In this issue, Texas water innovation and research are under the microscope. From youth water ambassadors to cutting-edge water reuse research, explore the people, science,…
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New article published in Texas Water Journal Volume 16
Originally written by Sarah Richardson Texas Water Journal, Volume 16, Number 1 cover photo: Guadalupe River Nature Trail at Canyon Lake Dam. ©2023 Erich Ross Schlegel. The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 16 titled Microplastics and Microfibers in River Sediments: A Review of Current Literature and New Data from Texas Rivers, by Rebecca A.…
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TWRI names two Faculty Fellows, awards federal funding
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has named two Texas A&M University professors 2024-2025 Faculty Fellows, awarding $15,000 in federal funding to each faculty member to support their water-related research: The Faculty Fellows program provides unique funding support for faculty researchers seeking further external funding. Upon completion of the year, each fellow will submit a larger proposal to…
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New article published in Texas Water Journal Volume 15
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 15 titled Addressing Challenges to Ensuring Justice and Sustainability in Policy and Infrastructure for Texas Water Resources in the 21st Century by Margaret A. Cook, Darrel M. Tremaine, Briana M. Wyatt, Jay L. Banner, Joni Charles, Matthew Berg, Tianna Bruno, Yael R. Glazer, Coy Callison, Robert E. Mace,…
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New article 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 article in Volume 15, titled Differences in the Hydration State of Riparian Pecan Trees Between Rural and Urban Settings, by Michael H. Snook, Ashley M. Matheny, Ana Maria…
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Top 10 TWRI articles from 2023
The sunrises over a creek in Athens, Texas, in July 2023. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications) Reflecting on a productive year, the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) team is sharing our top 10 most-read articles, including content from the fall 2023 issue of txH2O and TWRI News. Here are the top 10 TWRI articles from 2023: …
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Water Seed Grant Initiative webinar summarizes project progress
In 2020, seven multidisciplinary teams were chosen as recipients of the fiscal year 2020-2021 Water Seed Grant Initiative, “Research, Engineering and Extension: Creation and Deployment of Water-Use Efficient Technology Platforms.” The teams were selected by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). Through the initiative, the three Texas A&M University System agencies have…
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Urban Riparian demonstration site in Seguin approved for three more years
For the past three years, the Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program has been conducting research at a demonstration site along Geronimo Creek located within the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center in Seguin, Texas. The project, which is funded by a three-year grant cycle through the Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and…
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Climate and weather impacts for 2021
After the extreme weather events in 2020, many are wondering what to expect this year. The Texas state climatologist explained that there is currently a moderate La Niña in place this year, meaning warmer, drier conditions are on the horizon. “The La Niña has been present for several months already,” said John Nielsen-Gammon, Ph.D., Regents Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and the Texas State Climatologist. “It’s…
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Big groundwater issues to be addressed in online conference, coffee breaks
The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is hosting the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, titled Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges. The interactive online event will be Oct. 14-15, 2020 via Zoom. Cohosts include Texas A&M University and the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua (IMTA). The forum’s objective in having the conference is to explore and analyze innovative perspectives on…
