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Texas House takes step toward $2 billion water infrastructure plan
2013-03-27 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would create a fund to finance water infrastructure projects in a state suffering from two years of widespread drought. The House passed the bill along to the Senate on a vote of 146-2. The measure sets up a system for Texas to provide loans for projects such as reservoirs, wells and conservation efforts. The bill's author has a separate proposal to draw $2 billion from the state's rainy-day fund to help finance...
APNewsBreak: Texas board lists top water projects
2013-03-07 00:01:30| Electronics - Topix.net
Texas water planners facing mounting scrutiny from lawmakers have privately ranked a list of projects as priorities to address the state's growing water crisis.
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Groups Urge Investigation Of EPA Actions In Texas Water Contamination Case
2013-02-21 06:36:46| oilandgasonline News Articles
More than 80 organizations from 12 states and a New York State Senator recently called on the inspector general of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate a decision to drop legal action against a drilling company despite evidence that it had polluted residents’ well water near Fort Worth, Texas.
Texas takes water feud with NM to US Supreme Court
2013-01-09 02:50:09| Waste Management - Topix.net
Texas has filed a complaint with the U.S. Supreme Court in its dispute with New Mexico over water from the Rio Grande.