This builds on theme, Texas' concerns with the future availability of water:
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus
promised to work on water issues and protect private property rights at
the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association annual meeting
Tuesday in Austin.
“When the 83rd legislature convenes
in January, we’re going to have a unique opportunity to address the huge
growth Texas is experiencing,” Straus said. “Water will be at the
center of the discussion.”
Straus remarked on the vital role of
water in Texas’ economy and cited the drought and 2011’s brutal heat as
reasons to focus on conservation efforts. “I don’t want to reach a day
where a Texas company announces it’s moving to Florida or Ohio because
of water issues,” he said.
Here's a link to info on the interest group he spoke to: the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Its a very old group - dating to 1877. Here's their website.
The trick will be developing projects which address the general need for water in the state which doe not conflict with the property rights of large scale landowners. Anticipate conflict.
