East Texas counties move to protect groundwater with new conservation district

16-07-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org

East Texas counties move to protect groundwater with new conservation district

More than a dozen counties in Northeast Texas have signed resolutions to create a groundwater conservation district in a bid to protect local groundwater.

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