Texas

Prop 6 sounds good. After all we have serious issues with water availability due to perpetual drought.

However, this is not a good proposal. A few examples of the reality of water that are already taking place.

The I-35 corridor from Austin to San Antonio is becoming completely full of houses and development. Of course they approve the real estate development even though there is not water because they have already tapped out the Edwards aquifer. So instead they go about 50 miles to the east and build pipelines to SA and Kyle/Buda and will be pumping up to 80 million gallons per day from the carriso/wilcox aquifers to these areas. This mean that the people that have exempt wells water table will drop up to 300-400ft and have no water. Instead of having a mitigation fund to help those affected. The State legislature actually approved SB1080 to provide this relief but Gov. Abbott vetoed it - wouldn't want to offend his for-profit business donors.

But the biggest issue will be the FRACKING companies use 10s of millions of gallons of fresh water to frack and you can bet it if passes (which it will) then taxpayers will be providing this water to these for-profit companies.

It is wrong but it is so TEXAS. These amendments will pass. Some are actually good but not many.

I always say consider the source - the right-wing controlled Texas Legislature - they are all for the trickle down theory that if it is good for business it is good for Texans - that is total BS.

Sorry for the rant.

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