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A $20 billion effort to avoid calamity: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did to save the state’s water supply

Among other changes is a new law that says homeowner associations can no longer fine Texans for not watering their grass during a drought.

The Texas Tribune

Water bills face deadline threat as Texas lawmakers negotiate spending priorities

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the money has caused friction at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

The Texas House wants voters to approve billions to save the state’s water supply

The Senate has a similar proposal, but is more prescriptive in how the money should be spent. The two chambers must agree on the final proposal to send to voters.

The Texas Tribune

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Store, harvest, fix: How Texas can save its water supply

State lawmakers are poised to devote billions to save the state’s water supply. These are some of the ways the state could spend the money.

The Texas Tribune

Corridor care and no privacy: Inside A&E at the height of the NHS winter crisis

Treatment on trollies is an unavoidable necessity in an under-pressure emergency department running at double its capacity, as Rachel Clun finds out

The Independent UK

Old pipes cause Texas cities to lose tens of billions of gallons of water each year

The lost water costs the cities millions and heightens the state’s water supply challenges.

The Texas Tribune

California neo-Nazi found guilty of murder of former classmate

Samuel Woodward faces life without parole after conviction in killing of Blaze Bernstein, 19, in Orange county in 2018

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Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink

Some areas are starting the year with low water reserves, and forecasters don’t expect substantial relief from the weather.

Texas Observer

Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween

Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight

The Independent UK

Staying Afloat

Lessons for the future of Texas water

Texas Observer

The Lost Reservoir Inside Our Water Infrastructure

Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.

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