Jeremy B. Mazur, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy
This week, the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2025 report card for Texas’ infrastructure. Different elements of Texas’ infrastructure portfolio, including roads, bridges, dams and ports, among others, were assigned a grade using the A through F scale. Overall, Texas infrastructure earned a C, indicating mediocre quality that…
Less than seven minutes into his State of the State address, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that water infrastructure funding would be a policy priority and an emergency item for the 2025 legislative session, giving legislators the green light to begin work on this topic immediately. The timing of Gov. Abbott’s declaration couldn’t be better. This…
This is the first of a three-part series on water infrastructure policy for the 89th Legislature. Water infrastructure funding ranks among the key issues on the Legislature’s policy agenda for 2025. State leaders including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and even the new Speaker of the House, have indicated a need for water infrastructure investment. To…