Dive Brief:

• Both chambers of the Texas legislature passed bills last week to advance a total of $20 billion for the fight against a looming water crisis, the Texas Tribune reported.
• The Senate approved House Joint Resolution 7, an amendment to the Texas constitution that gives voters the chance to decide this fall on a proposal to send $1 billion toward water projects in the state each year until 2047. The cash also will be used to fund desalination projects, water infrastructure repairs and conservation and flood mitigation projects, the Tribune reported.
• Additional legislation includes Senate Bill 7, which the House approved on May 28. It will help create the administrative framework for funding water projects via the Texas Water Development Board, the Tribune reported. Lawmakers also invested an additional $2.5 billion in the state’s water fund, which comes from the state’s supplemental budget, per the Tribune.

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