In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

• Report damage and losses to residential, commercial, or agricultural property. (Texas Division of Emergency Management, accessed July 9, 2025)
• Avoid scams and fraud related to charitable giving. (Attorney General of Texas, July 8, 2025)
• Review domestic missile defense systems and policies. (Congressional Research Service, June 30, 2025)
• Read about ways to encourage good nutrition early in young children. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 30, 2025)

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

July 15, 2025
House Committee on Natural Resources
Topic: Invited testimony only regarding the impact of high-capacity and large volume groundwater production in the Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District

• Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District Tables Aquifer Project Decision for 90 Days, CBS 19 (Tyler), updated June 19, 2025
• Water District Responds to Groundwater Permit Scandal, The Messenger (Houston and Southern Anderson Counties), June 17, 2025
• Groundwater Conservation District Information (H-N), Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District, Texas Water Development Board (Legislation, groundwater management plans)

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