water infrastructure

State Sen. Charles Perry is championing a statewide water grid similar to one proposed almost 70 years ago.

Relief could be on the way for South Texas farmers facing a crippling water shortage. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would make "an immediate water delivery" to Texas farmers.

Gov. Greg Abbott has made water a priority for this legislative session. Lawmakers will debate whether to invest more into new water supplies or repairing old, leaking pipes around Texas.

The tension over water for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge has lasted for decades. But recently, water users made progress toward using less groundwater in the area that impacts Quivira.

Nonprofit, public policy organizations including Texas 2036 and the Texas Water Association have made water infrastructure one of their priorities this legislative session.

The survey, by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University, found one-third of Kansans think the state and local government are not doing enough to conserve water.

More than $67 million in federal grants are going to water infrastructure and workforce development projects in Guymon. Combined, the grants going to the panhandle are the largest amount the U.S. Department of Energy has doled out through its Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program.