On Our Radar: Billions Needed for Texas Water Projects
By THE NEW YORK TIMES December 16, 2011, 1:22 pm
A Texas agency reports that the state should spend $53 billion to cope with its water needs over the next half-century, building infrastructure like new reservoirs, dams and wells, but warns that droughts may prevent the state from keeping up with demand. It is also unclear how the state would come up with the money. [The Associated Press] [ http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RL5TDG0.htm ]