In the Flow Vol: 1 Issue: 5:

photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Caleb Bryant Miller Multiple Bills Are Key to Holding Fragile Must-Pass Budget Deal in Place  by Aman Batheja UPDATED: House Speaker Joe Straus announced Tuesday evening his plan to delay consideration of a must-pass resolution related to a broader budget deal until Wednesday.   announced Tuesday evening his plan to delay consideration of a must-pass resolution related to a broader budget deal until Wednesday.

graphic by: Todd Wiseman / Guillermo Esteves Legislation Would Transform Texas Water Development Board New changes to House Bill 4, which deals with water infrastructure projects, call for an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board.

photo by: Claudia Scholz Company Drops Phosphorus From Fertilizer Ingredients Scotts Miracle-Gro, a major producer of lawn-and-garden products, has removed phosphorus from a line of lawn fertilizer to help combat harmful algae.

Farmers Hurt by Dwindling High Plains Aquifer Michael Wines of The New York Times reports on how the rapidly dwindling supply of water in the High Plains Aquifer has hurt farmers from the High Plains to Texas.

graphic by: Todd Wiseman / Pedro Moura Pinheiro Central Texas Water Fight Could Have Statewide Implications by Mose Buchele, KUT News/StateImpact Texas A dispute over permitting in the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District may foreshadow fights the rest of the state could soon face as crippling drought conditions persist.

Texas Springs Cited as Indicator of Crucial Water Issues Austin-based journalist Ari Phillips documented his travels through Central Texas to learn about the state of the Hill Country's springs and the groundwater underneath them.

graphic by: Ryan Murphy / Todd Wiseman Data App: Track Texas Reservoir Levels by Kate Galbraith and Ryan Murphy Texas endured the worst drought in recorded state history in 2011, and it has yet to bounce back. Using data from the Texas Water Development Board's reservoir status tracker, our auto-updating map visualizes the current state of Texas reservoirs.

photo by: Callie Richmond Event: Film Screening in Wimberley  The new film Watershed, produced and narrated by Robert Redford, will be screened at the Wimberley Community Center on May 29.

Event: Stream Restoration Conference The Southwest Stream Restoration Conference, which will feature workshops and presentations on stream and watershed management in the Southwest, will be held in San Antonio from May 28 to May 30.