The deal allocates $1 billion a year to water projects for 20 years, which some groups estimate is a fraction of what Texas ...

State lawmakers have reached a deal on how to begin spending billions of dollars meant to shore up Texas' struggling water ...

Senate Bill 7, which creates the administrative framework for funding water projects, was passed by the Texas Legislature.

Legislation to bolster our state’s water supply is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. But the final decision on the ...

The 89th Texas Legislature has passed landmark legislation that positions the state for long-term water resilience, unlocking significant funding.

Now, lawmakers are seeking to solve a looming crisis through funding improvements to water infrastructure and supply for years to come. Lawmakers have filed bills in both the Texas House and Texas ...

After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has just wrapped up its 89th session. This year, state ...

In a vote of 143 to 3, the Texas House approved Senate Bill 7, the partner bill to a constitutional amendment planned to pump ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) -A billion dollars a ... “The Senate wants 80% of the funding to go strictly to new water supply,” Weir explained. “The House wants to leave it up to the Water ...

Senate Bill 6 would increase regulations on data centers and other large electric consumers, while Senate Bill 7 would help ...

Texas’ water supply is under duress from a growing population ... While cities like McAllen and Brownsville are hoping to obtain state funding to build more desalination plants that will treat ...

Securing new water supply is enormously expensive ... the Senate also agreed to a $1.6 billion one-time appropriation of new funding to the Texas Water Development Board. Even as the Legislature ...