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

jeremy.mazur@texas2036.org

Posts

Comments on State and Regional Water Planning

January 20, 2022

Texas 2036 submitted the following comments on the Texas Water Development Board’s proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code chapters 357 and 358 relating to regional and state water planning respectively. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) chapters 357...

Texas Flood Risks, Destruction Projected to Increase

December 6, 2021

The famous line goes that Texas is the land of perpetual drought, soaked by occasional devastating floods. In 2021, for better or worse, floods visited Texas more than drought. The west Texas town of El Paso endured several flood events this summer. In early July, an unnamed weather system soaked coastal communities between Corpus Christi...

Small Victories Among Big Wins in ARPA Spending

October 28, 2021

Last week, the Legislature approved Senate Bill 8 appropriating $13.3 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds authorized by Congress earlier this year. While the bill includes a few big-ticket items including $7.2 billion to shore up the state’s unemployment compensation fund and $500.5 million for needed broadband infrastructure expansion, the Legislature also...

Imagining a day without water isn’t hard for many Texans

October 21, 2021

“Imagine a day without water.” That’s what organizations across our country are asking us to do this Thursday. The purpose is to highlight how water is essential, valuable and in need of investment. But many Texans don’t need to imagine a day without water. Odds are they already lived through at least one day without...