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Entries Tagged ‘Texas drought’

Texas On Verge of Southwest-Like Drought (MySanAntonio)

(Jan. 4, 2009, MySanAntonio)
More than a decade ago, Texas kicked off an ambitious and comprehensive program to guarantee that the state’s urban and rural regions would have the water supplies they needed through 2050. Much good work has been done under the framework established by 1997’s Senate Bill 1, but Texas still faces alarming trends [...]

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Water bills jump as much as 85% in Houston, Texas

(Dec. 1, 2008, ABC News)
A lot of Americans are having to pinch pennies to make ends meet. That’s partly why hundreds of residents are fighting their water service company over an increase they didn’t see coming…
“I was stunned,” he recalled. “It was, ‘Oh my gosh, what are we going to do?’”
Turner gets his water [...]

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Ex-governors urge Oklahoma to sell water to Texas

(Nov. 29, 2008, The Houston Chronicle)
Two former Oklahoma governors have urged state officials to reverse course and sell water to thirsty North Texas communities…

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