A growing state needs water, and Texas is growing fast. The Foundation’s water policy work focuses on keeping the supply ahead of demand without trampling the rights of the people who own and manage it. Texas water law is genuinely complex, and good policy has to respect both property rights and the reality of drought.
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Our research covers water infrastructure, the rules governing groundwater and surface water, and market ideas that move water to where it’s needed most. We look at how the state can plan decades ahead and where regulation helps or gets in the way. Water is too important to leave to guesswork or bad rules. Our latest water policy coverage is below.