SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM, Tuesday, September 1, 2026
PLACE: E1.012
(Hearing Room)
CHAIR: Senator Charles Perry
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs will meet
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 9:00 am to hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:
Assessing the Water Demands of Energy-Intensive Technologies: Examine the current water consumption rates for high-consumption cooling technologies, including data centers. Make recommendations to improve transparency for local water providers and ensure industrial growth does not compromise the affordability of water for Texas residents and agricultural producers.
Public testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 15 copies to the committee clerk with your name and/or the name of your organization on each copy, and email a digital copy to the clerk of the committee at Jayna.Grove_sc@senate.texas.gov.
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.