$20 billion from Proposition 4 is far short of state water funding needs

A NEWS ANALYSIS OF PROPOSITION 4 PART 2
  • CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.
    CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.
  • KEEP VIGILANT-- Dr. Ken Kramer says Texans will have a continuing respon sibility to make sure Propo sition 4 money is well-spent to provide a water future for Texas.
    KEEP VIGILANT-- Dr. Ken Kramer says Texans will have a continuing respon sibility to make sure Propo sition 4 money is well-spent to provide a water future for Texas.
  • $20 billion from Proposition 4 is far short of state water funding needs
    $20 billion from Proposition 4 is far short of state water funding needs

    There’s an elephant in the room that nobody talked much about concerning the overwhelming voter approval of Proposition 4 on the November 4 constitutional amendments ballot. Prop 4 is supposed to dedicate up to $1 billion a year for 20 years to the Texas Water Fund.

    Here’s the rub. If collected sales tax revenue does not exceed $46.5 billion in a state fiscal year, then no money will be transferred…