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Committed to Conservation
By Leslie Lee In a state where rainfall is often unpredictable and generating income from wildlife or agriculture can be risky business, the challenge of conserving rural land and water resources is a passion project for many Texas landowners. “If I was a billionaire, I would buy as many ranches as I could and preserve…
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Conserving Private Lands Conserves Water
Former President and Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson once said: “Saving the water and the soil must start where the first raindrop falls.” In Texas, where about 95 percent of the land is privately owned, and 83 percent of that land is rural farms, ranches and forests, it is essential that all Texans understand the…
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Can we start thinking of water as a crop?
By Sara Carney Water is not traditionally thought of as a crop, but Water As A Crop® and its partners are hoping to change that. This organization promotes the idea that water falling on private, rural land can be effectively conserved and marketed in a manner similar to crops. In exchange for implementing conservation practices, rural landowners…
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Texas A&M AgriLife salt cedar control team earns Vice Chancellor’s Award
The Salt Cedar Biological Control Team has been honored with the Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence. The award was presented Jan. 9 during the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Centennial Conference in College Station. The Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence were established in 1980 to recognize the commitment and outstanding contributions of Texas A&M…
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New report from Texas Comptroller analyzes drought economic impacts
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has released a report examining the effects of the water challenges facing the state and offering recommendations to the Legislature. Texas Water Report: Going Deeper for the Solution, which revisits the effects of recent drought conditions, examines research-driven approaches for augmenting Texas’ water supply and proposes practical answers for the state’s growing thirst, according…
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Did You Know? Q&A with Tiffany Dowell
By Tiffany Dowell Editor’s Note: txH2O asked Tiffany Dowell, assistant professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist focusing on agricultural law, to answer some questions about groundwater law for our readers. To read more, follow Dowell’s blog, Texas Agricultural Law. Who owns groundwater in Texas? Landowners in Texas own the water beneath their property. Moreover,…
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Texas Well Owner Network
In Texas, the management of domestic drinking water wells is the responsibility of the landowners, which can create questions about how to protect well water quality and quantity, as well as how to deal with drought and other issues. The Texas Well Owners Network (TWON) provides landowners with answers. “The TWON program is the groundwater quality education…
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Texas Groundwater Administration
There are two main parts of the complex, multi-faceted process that is groundwater administration in Texas: the management side and the planning side. It’s the intersection of the two that is presenting some potential hiccups as the 2017 state water plan is being compiled, according to experts. Texas groundwater management history Beginning with the…
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Protect our land Protect our water
By Leslie Lee Why would San Antonio residents care enough about rural land in the two counties west of their city to vote tax dollars toward conserving it? Why would the city of Austin work to protect valuable nearby land from lucrative economic development? And, why should the average urban Texan give a second thought…
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Is it Time for Texas to Welcome ASR?
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) has been described as an “easy” answer to “more” water by taking excess water, injecting it into aquifers and then pulling it back out in times of need, such as during drought. While some states to the east and west widely use ASR, that is not the case in Texas.…
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