In the Flow Vol: 1 Issue: 16: A Water News Bulletin from the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and The Texas Tribune

Welcome to In the Flow, a water news wrap-up and analysis prepared every other week by The Texas Tribune and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University. We bring you the latest news and events concerning the river systems of Texas and important water issues on a state and regional level.

 

Water Funding Proposition Makes Unusual Allies by Neena Satija A proposal to amend the state Constitution to fund water projects in Texas is bringing together strange bedfellows both in support of and in opposition to the measure.

UT/TT Poll: Texans Support Water Measure by Wide Margin by Neena Satija Half of Texans say they’d vote to approve $2 billion in additional water infrastructure financing this November, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.

In New Ad, Nolan Ryan Pitches Prop 6 by Emily Ramshaw In a new television ad produced by the Water Texas PAC, baseball hall of famer Nolan Ryan advocates for Proposition 6, a water financing measure on the November ballot.

LCRA Will Release Water to Matagorda Bay Following recent rains that raised the levels of Lakes Buchanan and Travis, the Lower Colorado River Authority has announced that it will release water to Matagorda Bay.

Banks of the San Marcos to Be Restored Banks of the San Marcos River are being restored as part of a broader push to protect the Edwards Aquifer and endangered aquatic wild rice.

New Technology Takes Aim at Reservoir Evaporation by Matt Largey, KUT News Scientists say a new technology — involving a material derived from vegetable oil — could save billions of gallons of water from evaporation in Texas. But the technology has faced a rocky path to implementation.

Event: Texas Water Symposium in Kerrville The next event in the Texas Water Symposium series will be held Thursday at Schreiner University in Kerrville.

Data App: Track Texas Reservoir Levels by Ryan Murphy Using data from the Texas Water Development Board's reservoir status tracker, our auto-updating map visualizes the current state of Texas reservoirs.