Symposium on Securing Water Supplies for the Future: Risks, Challenges, and...
BlogTuesday, October 23, 2012Luke MetzgerTexas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law PresentsSymposium on Securing Water Supplies for the Future: Risks, Challenges, and OpportunitiesNovember 9, 2012 ◊...
View ArticleStatement by Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger on Today’s Announcement...
For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 29, 2012Luke MetzgerAUSTIN - According to the Associated Press, at a speech to the Dallas Regional Chamber, Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst said today that Texas...
View ArticleTexas Environment 2012: A Year In Review
Environment Texas KUHF Houston NPR Monday, December 31, 2012Rod RiceLuke Metzger is director of Environment Texas. He says the drought may actually have finally gotten lawmakers to focus on the...
View ArticleWater Conservation Ideas Offered for Texas Legislature
Environment Texas Texas Tribune Thursday, January 3, 2013Kate GalbraithThe nonprofit Environment Texas offers a range of conservation-related proposals for the next session. Among them: ensuring that...
View ArticleChairman Ritter should set aside more for water conservation
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 10, 2013Luke MetzgerAUSTIN – In response to Chairman Allan Ritter’s announcement to transfer $2 billion from the rainy day fund to support water projects in...
View ArticleMajor water infrastructure financing measure proposed in Texas House
Environment Texas Austin American-Statesman Friday, January 11, 2013Asher PriceTexas would pull $2 billion from its rainy day fund to finance water infrastructure projects, under legislation proposed...
View ArticleResponse to Gov. Perry’s Call for Billions for Water
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 29, 2013Luke Metzger“Texas faces stark choices in how to meet its water needs. We can invest billions of dollars in new environmentally harmful reservoirs,...
View ArticleAs water plan moves toward reality, who benefits?
Environment Texas Statesman Monday, February 18, 2013Asher PriceWith the effects of drought in mind, legislative efforts to kick-start water infrastructure projects outlined as needed in a state water...
View ArticleTop mayors show support for $2B water measure
Environment Texas Houston Chronicle Tuesday, February 19, 2013Chris TomlinsonAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The mayors of Houston, Dallas and Austin told lawmakers on Tuesday that they support a proposed $2...
View ArticleTestimony on SB 4 and the State Water Plan
100 Released by: Environment Texas Release date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013Good morning Chairman and members,My name is Luke Metzger and I am the Director of Environment Texas, a statewide,...
View ArticleFederal Judge Orders Texas to Keep Water in Rivers for Whooping Cranes
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 12, 2013Luke MetzgerAUSTIN - On Mar. 10, a federal judge ruled that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) violated the Endangered Species Act by...
View ArticleReport: Conservation Could Save 500 Billion Gallons of Water per Year,...
For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 19, 2013Luke MetzgerAUSTIN - Strategies to conserve water in agriculture, landscaping and energy production could save 500 billion gallons of water per year in...
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Keeping Water in Our Rivers
100 Released by: Environment Texas Research and Policy Center Release date: Tuesday, March 19, 2013Keeping Water in Our Rivers.pdfWater levels in Texas’ rivers and streams are dropping. The 2011...
View ArticleHouse Committee Passes Water Funding Bill
For Immediate Release Thursday, March 14, 2013Luke MetzgerEnvironment Texas Director Luke Metzger released the following statement: “Like most water issues, this is a case of a glass half full and a...
View ArticleSenate Passes Bill to Help Texans Conserve Water on their Lawns
For Immediate Release Monday, March 18, 2013Luke MetzgerEnvironment Texas Director Luke Metzger released the following statement."Landscape watering accounts for one-third of residential water use in...
View ArticleFuture of Water in Texas Remains Hopeful
Environment Texas KUHF Houston Public Radio Tuesday, March 19, 2013Laurie JohnsonTalya Tavor is the Houston representative for the group Environment Texas.Tavor says state lawmakers know there is a...
View ArticleGroups promote water conservation stategies
Environment Texas San Antonio Express-News Tuesday, March 19, 2013John W. GonzalezThe Environment Texas Research and Policy Center said the savings could stem from improving irrigation practices,...
View ArticlePiden Conservar El Agua Durante Sequia
Environment Texas Research and Policy Center Univision 41 Tuesday, March 19, 2013KWEX San Antoniohttp://univision41.univision.com/noticias/videos-de-noticias/video/2013-...Clean WaterSave Texas Rivers
View ArticleState water conservation report issued
Environment Texas Research and Policy Center KSAT Tuesday, March 19, 2013KSATThe Environmental Texas Research and Policy Center released a new report Tuesday showing how much water conservation is...
View ArticleGroup suggests water savings
Environment Texas Research and Policy Center Brownsville Herald Wednesday, March 20, 2013Mark ReaganAll of that water could meet municipal water needs for 9 million Texans. However, the state has more...
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