Texas asks voters to approve billions to avoid future water shortages
Brady Dennis – MSN.com (The Washington Post)
June 18, 2025
Lawmakers in the Lone Star State will ask voters to make a Texas-size investment in the state’s water future, as part of a push to stave off looming shortages in one of the fastest-growing corners of the nation.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday afternoon signed into law pieces of a legislative package aimed at helping Texas tap into new sources of water over the coming decades, as well as to invest in flood mitigation, conservation and repairs, and upgrades to aging infrastructure in many communities.
“We’re fools if we’re not recognizing the crisis situation that confronts us,” Abbott said at an event in Lubbock, adding that Texas has “an across-the-board urgency” to address the state’s water challenges.