My great-grandfather founded our family’s Hill Country ranch in 1887. For nearly 100 years, spring water flowed through the seeps and creeks of our land,.
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It’s time to pay attention to the water we cannot see Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:08am
OP-ED
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Texas’ rivers are iconic. But the groundwater that sustains them is invisible.
State law perfectly captures this dichotomy. Naturally flowing water in rivers and streams is owned by the state and held in trust for the public good. That’s because we can see what that water means to us: It provides for our cities, towns, farms, and ranches. We picnic next to it and we float in it with our friends and family. So the state has laws that try to prevent rivers from running dry.