Despite some late year showers in 2013, at least one of which caused devastating flooding in parts of Travis and Hays counties, the downpours did little to break the persistent drought in many parts of Texas, putting communities and economic development interests on high alert. The Texas Water Development Board, now armed with $2 billion […]
2013 Proposition 6
A state ballot question that asked Texas residents to approve the transfer of $2 billion from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to two accounts intended to funnel that money to water projects. It passed.