It’s unclear how much water resides underneath this booming West Texas tourist haven. That makes conservation critical.

A yearslong dispute over exporting water to growing Texas cities offers a hint at the battles to come as the state’s population booms and water supply dwindles.

Residents at the sprawling Terlingua Ranch near Big Bend National Park will limit residents to 1,000 gallons of nondrinking water per month.

In what the Texas Water Development Board chairwoman called a “monumental achievement,” officials voted Thursday to adopt the state’s first comprehensive flood plan, setting in motion years’ worth of planning.

The town’s troubles started in 2018, when its water tested positive for the dangerous E.coli bacteria.

About $45 million will go to Texas towns with fewer than 1,000 residents — a boon for municipalities without a viable tax base.

Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative.

The Odessa City Council approved the budget to replace nearly 200 water valves and 17,000 feet of pipe.

Water law experts say the Supreme Court's recent decision will set a precedent for the federal government to intervene in water conflicts between states moving forward.

No one knows how much water sits beneath the desert of Terlingua. Residents worry their wells will run dry, as developers and local officials cheer the tourism boom.

The state’s flood plan shows which Texans are most at risk of flooding and suggests billions of dollars more are needed for flood mitigation projects.

A new operator was assigned to fix the well in Midland County, which is still not compliant with state standards.

The legislation behind the historic investment directs state agencies to send money to the state’s smaller, cash-strapped towns that have difficulty paying for upgrades. Federal money is also expected to flow to regions that need broadband.

Proposition 6 focuses on the state’s water supply. If approved by voters, it create the Texas Water Fund.

The San Antonio River Authority’s (SARA) Board of Directors adopted a resolution endorsing Proposition 6, which would — if approved by voters in November — create more investments in Texas’ water infrastructure and finance water projects.

The water in these four unincorporated communities near Lubbock has been undrinkable for years, residents say. They hope to win $3 million in state grants to improve their systems.

As it prepares a statewide flood prevention plan, the state found that almost 6 million Texans live in an area susceptible to floodwaters.

The Senate on Monday passed a bill that would create a new state fund tailored for large or long-shot water supply projects, including marine desalination. The bill will advance to the House.

Voters would have the final say on whether the state sets aside billions of dollars to acquire new water sources and invest in aging infrastructure.

Rural communities face compounding reasons they can’t improve their water infrastructure, including inflation and a lack of human resources.

Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet.

Rain is in the forecast across much of the state. But it won’t be enough to reverse the drought that has gripped Texas since last fall.

Water levels at Medina Lake continue to dwindle, and it’s happening quickly. The lake is down four feet from just a month ago according to the Texas Water Development Board.

Hundreds of wildfires have broken out this spring. More than a dozen areas are under voluntary or mandatory water use restrictions, and more than 200 Texas counties have been designated as crop disaster areas.

Rural Texas communities often don’t have the resources, technical experience, or ability to take on large amounts of debt to pursue state funds for water supply and quality projects. So, many simply don’t apply.

Construction to restore a dam at Lake Dunlap has been approved exactly two years after a spill gate failure caused the lake to drop 7 feet.

This century, Texas could face the driest conditions it has seen in the last 1,000 years, according to a new study from a team of Texas A&M University and University of Texas at Austin researchers. The study highlighted a slew of looming problems for the state’s water supply. This problem will be particularly pronounced for Dallas, which relies entirely on surface water for its water supply, the study says. “And if there is a shortage, then the very next step is they have to determine how they are going to meet their water supply needs for that growing population,” she said. So the state is well-prepared and is looking at future populations and water supply needs for municipalities.”But the warnings are alarming to water conservation advocates and ranchers alike.