Jeremy B. Mazur, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy
Some of the hot stories of 2023, such as Taylor Swift, “Barbenheimer,” and even the Rangers, were incredibly fun. For Texans, however, one of the biggest hot stories was the heat itself. And it was not fun. New data from the Office of the State Climatologist at Texas A&M University confirms that we endured an…
If you want a Texan to lean into a conversation, bring up the subject of water. Life with no water, bad water, or unreliable water is an all-consuming, miserable experience. Many Texans have firsthand experience here. And Texas’ peculiar location at the intersection of perpetual drought and biblical floods makes water a topic of existential…
Texas’ water policy took a major step forward this November. By a 77.6% majority, Texas voters approved Proposition 6, creating the Texas Water Fund. This represents the largest expansion of the state’s financial strategy for addressing long-standing water infrastructure challenges in a decade. Looking closely at the voter data, more Texans supported Proposition 6 than…
Texans are familiar with the saying that we know the value of water when the well runs dry. The common convenience of flowing taps may quickly become a dirty, desperate and miserable experience when water ceases to flow. This Thursday, Oct. 19, we are encouraged to “imagine a day without water.” The purpose of this…
Lahaina’s destruction defies comprehension. There, paradise was lost as a rapidly-spreading wildfire, fueled by winds from a nearby hurricane, incinerated western Maui’s municipal hub. Absent warning, the fire spread across the Hawiian town with extraordinary rapidity, annihilating homes, businesses and cultural sites in its path and killing more than 100 people. The horrifying magnitude of…