Six South Texas county judges joined Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Jim Wright and groundwater and surface water conservation officials on Monday, April 6 at the Goliad Memorial Auditorium to address worsening drought conditions and the long-term water outlook.
During a regional Water Town Hall that drew residents concerned about declining supplies, Goliad County Judge Mike Bennett opened the meeting by emphasizing that the current drought carries challenges different from those faced during historic dry periods in Texas.
“We’ve had droughts before,” Bennett said. “There are things that are happening differently this time than have happened in the past.”…