Hays Trinity GCD warns of insolvency after years of drought, litigation and underfunding Hays Trinity GCD officials told the committee that the district has recorded roughly 40 feet of average drawdown since their baseline, is carrying large legal bills and limited revenue authority, and faces insolvency unless the Legislature provides tools or funding to stabilize local groundwater management.

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District is facing a crisis, with a staggering 40-foot aquifer drawdown and mounting legal bills threatening its very existence.

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Texas water board outlines statewide groundwater monitoring, warns of data gaps Texas Water Development Board officials briefed the House Natural Resources interim committee on the state’s groundwater monitoring network, noting robust data in some aquifers but persistent gaps that rely on partner-collected measurements and urging funding to expand recorder wells and quality control for planning.

Texas Water Development Board officials revealed critical gaps in groundwater data and the urgent need for enhanced monitoring to secure the state's water future.

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Justices weigh whether amended groundwater application is a 'new' filing and who can seek review In consolidated cases stemming from the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District, petitioners argued a 2017 permit filing was a new application that created fresh participation rights; the district countered that local timing rules and exhaustion doctrines bar late intervention and judicial review of denial of party status.

The Supreme Court is grappling with whether a revised groundwater permit application opens the door for new challengers, raising critical questions about local rules and due process.

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Texas Supreme Court Hears Challenge Over Groundwater Permit Party Status and Whether 2017 Filing Is a New Application At oral argument, counsel for the intervenor argued that a groundwater district’s failure to grant or deny party status and material changes in a 2017 application give rise to judicial review under Texas Water Code §36.251(a). Respondents and the permit applicant said Cockrell had notice and failed to timely seek party status in 2009 and that defl

The Texas Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a controversial 2017 groundwater permit filing should reopen public participation rights after claims of significant changes were made.

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