A Dallas investor’s contentious bid to export East Texas groundwater appears headed for delays after lawmakers on Monday approved a study that would push off the project for at least two years.
The legislation, which received quick approval by the Texas House, escalates a fight that has been brewing in East Texas since the spring, when locals learned that two companies tied to Dallas investor Kyle Bass had applied for exploratory permits for wells capable of pumping more groundwater in Anderson and Henderson counties than was currently available.
BACKGROUND:How a Dallas investor’s East Texas water grab triggered a statewide battle…