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Leaders Divided On How To Get Water in Texas
In Austin AP report on Gov. Preston Smith’s water plan conflicts, insiders cite personality clashes and politics hindering Texas water development. Key figures like Marvin Shurbet and Joe Carter face shifts as debates over in state Versus imports continue, with West Texas concerns and agency tensions highlighted.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
Lub
Walter
Gerald Ivy
Lubbock
Water, Inc
West Texas
Ivy
Houston
Corpus
Texas Water Development Board
Smith
Marvin Shurbet
Water Board
Joe Carter
Texas Water Commission
Shurbet
Fort Worth
East Texas
Mississippi River
Texas Water Plan
John Connally
Reclamation Bureau
Army ‘Engineers
High Plains
Tom McFarland
McFarland
Searcy Bracewell
Jack Fickessen
Sforts
Fickessen
Associated Press
Jack
Paul Eggers
Eggers
United States
McCleskey
Plains
John Simmons
Simmons
Orange