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The agency was not active until the 1970s, when a nine-member Board of Directors was appointed by then-governor of Texas, Preston Smith. [4] [3] During the 1970s, the Angelina & Neches River Authority created various plans for water quality management and development and conservation of water resources.
During the 1990s, the Texas Legislature moved to make natural-resource protection more efficient by consolidating programs. In 1991, it combined the Texas Water Commission and the Texas Air Control Board to create the first version of the TCEQ, known as the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission until fall 1993. [3]
The state created the Texas Water Development Board in 1957, which set into motion a number of water-conservation plans. [10] An amendment to the Texas constitution in 1957 authorized the issuance of $200 million in loans to municipalities for conservation and development of water resources. [13] The number of Texas reservoirs more than doubled ...
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. Texas’ first-ever statewide flood plan ...
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority or GBRA was formed in 1933 by the Texas legislature. Its main concerns are water supply and water conservation in the Guadalupe River Basin, which includes the Blanco, Comal, and San Marcos rivers. The authority extends over ten counties.
The Environmental Protection Division has Bryan County to create a water plan that will address its water needs now and in the future. Bryan County Water Conservation plan details future plans to ...
In 1997, Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code was amended by Senate Bill 1 of the 75th Texas Legislature to require all underground water conservation districts in Texas to develop a groundwater management plan and submit it for approval by the Texas Water Development Board every five years on the anniversary of initial approval (September 17 ...
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Temple. [1] The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution abatement programs. The Texas State Legislature created the agency in 1939. [2]