No prayer necessary: Texas Legislature passes major water infrastructure and conservation bill

[caption id="attachment_5305" align="alignleft" width="600" caption="Lake Travis supplies water to Austin, TX and is at less than half capacity. The high water mark is clearly visible at the top of the exposed limestone. Photo by David Wogan."] [/caption]Texas is expected to change in several ways in the coming decades. A population boom is showing no signs of slowing as companies, manufacturers, and people move here. Our climate, already warm and dry, is expected to become warmer and drier. Both forces add up to increased demand on the state's diminishing water supplies. [More]