Proposition 6 will create a dedicated Texas Water Fund to finance water projects through the Texas Water Development Board. $1 billion from the state’s…
Texans just saw a record-breaking hot summer. Water will be top of mind in North Texas for the foreseeable future.Voters will decide how to spend the state's historic surplus this November when they vote on fourteen different constitutional amendment propositions. One item comes after North Texas saw more droughts and extreme weather this year and aims to restore aging and damaged water infrastructure.
“Texas is facing a very stark situation aging and fragile infrastructure. A lot of our infrastructure is very old, very outdated," said Sarah Kirkle, policy director for the Texas Water Conservation Association. Kirkle tells NBC 5 that every year, enough water leaks out of utilities to supply Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, and other cities for an entire year.
Mazur argues every time a boil water notice goes out or a pipe bursts, it's usually a signal of infrastructure in need of upgrades. Brought and severe storms only add to the problems.
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