Worst Drought Ever?

No time to write for several days, but an article today from friends at H2O4Texas prompts me to repost:

Texas Approaching Worst Ever Drought?

It’s still early in the legislative session.  As you saw in my recent summary of our Water Forum at the Texas Capitol, water is getting a lot of attention.  Here’s a quick recap from ABOR.com as well.

A few days later I attended a second forum organized by StateImpact.  Where our forum at the Capitol took a statewide view and focused almost entirely on funding the Texas Water Plan, that later event brought important regional perspectives to the issue,and added comments about the role of rule-making, etc:

Water For Texas

For the most visually-oriented among you, also have a look at this moving display of the progression of drought over Texas from June 2011 to June 2012:  US Drought Area by Severity.

There is still much to do on this while the legislature is in town — and for a long time after ….