SENATE — NOTICE — OF PUBLIC HEARING

SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, September 3, 2026 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Perry 

The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs will meet

Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9:00 am to hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charge:

Managing the Pecos River Basin: Study water availability, flow decline, and administrative challenges within the Pecos River Basin. Evaluate the current purpose, operations, and function of the Red Bluff Water Power Control District and its constituent irrigation districts. Review state accounting under the Pecos River Compact, the implementation of environmental flow standards, and assess the anticipated discharges and beneficial reuse of treated produced water in the basin. Make recommendations to modernize special district governance, enhance inter-state coordination, and ensure long-term basin reliability.

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 Macie.Goodson_SC@senate.texas.gov.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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