Jeremy B. Mazur, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy

Jeremy B. Mazur, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy

Jeremy B. Mazur, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy

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Texas energy powers America: Strategic Framework

November 30, 2022

Our look at how Texas energy powers America is part of our blog series for Texas 2036’s Strategic Framework, which provides in-depth, cross-cutting data to inform key decisions about the most significant issues facing the state. It’s hardly a surprise that Texas leads the nation in energy production. Our state has extensive proven oil and…

A look at drought in Texas: Strategic Framework

November 30, 2022

A look at drought in Texas report is part of our blog series for Texas 2036’s Strategic Framework, which provides in-depth, cross-cutting data to inform key decisions about the most significant issues facing the state. Nearly a century ago, a state meteorologist penned the now-famous line, “Texas is a land of perennial drought, broken by…

Staffing shortages and infrastructure spending: Natural resources budget priorities

November 17, 2022
Texas’ state budget serves as the leading driver for state policy. The success or failure of state agencies and programs hinge on appropriations decisions made by the legislators once every two years. The anticipated $27 billion surplus for the upcoming 88th Legislative Session offers a generational opportunity for our natural resources policy, such as how...

Texans fear of losing access to water is already here

October 19, 2022
An aging water main snapped in Odessa. Drought conditions decimated groundwater supplies to the town of Concan. Millions of Texans lived without water for days when complications from Winter Storm Uri left household taps dry. While Thursday, Oct. 20, marks the eighth annual Imagine a Day Without Water, too many Texans have already been forced...
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Natural gas: Important for energy needs and security

September 15, 2022
The following remarks about natural gas were delivered by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Jeremy Mazur to the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development on Sept. 15, 2022. I want to start by emphasizing the importance of natural gas for both domestic energy needs and global energy security. We know that natural...

Water crisis in Jackson, Miss. can happen in Texas

September 9, 2022
A catastrophic water system failure in Jackson, Mississippi has gripped national headlines. There, the confluence of liabilities, including a deteriorating water system, extreme weather and chronic underfunding, precipitated the collapse of the city’s public water system. City residents and businesses, suffering the indignities of dry taps, turned to bottled water as their only water source....
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