State Representative Todd Hunter recently announced that hearings have been scheduled for the Joint Interim Committee to Study Water Desalination. Representative Hunter, along with Senator Craig Estes, will be co-chairing the Joint Interim Committee. This committee is charged with examining the status of seawater and groundwater desalination in Texas, as well as ways that expanded use of desalinated water could help meet Texas' needs.
The following tentative dates and locations for the upcoming Joint Interim Committee hearings:
June 17th – Austin
June 23rd – Corpus Christi
June 30th – Wichita Falls
Senate Members:
Sen. Craig Estes (Co-Chair), Wichita Falls
Sen. Troy Fraser, Marble Falls
Sen. Glenn Hegar, Katy
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, McAllen
Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., Brownsville
House Members:
Rep. Todd Hunter, Corpus Christi (Co-Chair)
Rep. Ryan Guillen, Rio Grande City
Rep. Lyle Larson, San Antonio
Rep. Marisa Márquez, El Paso
Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, Lexington
Rep. Phil King, Weatherford
Rep. Terry Canales, Edinburg