Groundwater

Austin partially owns a coal-powered plant in Fayette County. Advocates say coal ash there is not properly stored, potentially getting into the water and land.

The popular swimming hole in Wimberley is a gauge for the aquifer beneath. Drought and more development threaten the waterflow — and the local economy that depends on it.

From Texas Standard:The nonprofit Circle of Blue recently launched its reporting project “Water, Texas,” a series about the challenges Texas faces in…

From Texas Standard:The Rio Grande, or the Rio Bravo as it's known south of the border, is a natural divider between the United States and Mexico. It's…

From Texas Standard:Water nourishes us. But it also forms borders between geographic regions, and has even become responsible for migration, as…

From Texas Standard:The Ogallala Aquifer is a massive store of groundwater that quenches the thirst of people, crops and livestock throughout the Great…

From Texas Standard: Wimberley Independent School District in Central Texas is moving forward with the construction of a new environmentally friendly…

From Texas Standard:NASA says droughts are becoming more common, and will continue to be. If that's true, more lawsuits could follow. In the U.S., states…

A jury in Medina County is expected to announce damages soon in a case that pitted landowners against the Edwards Aquifer Authority — a case that could…

About 60 percent of the water we use in Texas comes from aquifers – natural underground reservoirs that often aren’t easily replenished. In Hays County,…