July

The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the summer 2025 issue of txH₂O magazine, focused on the leaders and programs building future Texas water professionals and ensuring future Texas water supplies.

After delays at the federal level, notice of funding opportunities (NOFOs) are starting to move toward being posted. 

The U.S. Geological Survey has informed us that the annual 104G General, Per-And Polyflouroalkyl (PFAS) and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) NOFOs have been approved at the federal level and they are in the process of finalizing all three packages. The packages will be posted to Grants.gov as soon as USGS is able to.

Texas Water Resources Institute Assistant Director Danielle (Supercinski) Kalisek has helped grow and lead the institute since 2005.

College Station FFA student is making waves with a mission to raise awareness about water issues.  

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District’s smart irrigation and soil moisture sensor project helps farmers conserve water, reduce costs and increase crop yield. 

The Texas Water Journal has published a new policy review in Volume 16, titled “How Texas Could Lead the Nation in Addressing a Growing Water Workforce Problem,” by Walter Den and Davida S. Smyth.

Inequity persists in Texas water resource management and will worsen if changes are not made, says a recent Texas Water Journal article co-authored by Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute senior research scientist. 

TWRI provides an overview of watershed protection plans, exploring their purpose, development process and implementation.  

After three years of hard work, the Middle Yegua Watershed Protection Plan has been accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency and published in print and online. 

Catch up on the latest peer-reviewed research on Texas water from universities throughout the state.