ISSUES AND POLICY
was a major victory for landowners. In 2012, the Texas Supreme
Court referred to Senate Bill 332 when they issued their opinion in favor of the landowners in the Day/ McDaniel case. They stated that “groundwater rights are property rights subject to constitutional pro- tection, whatever diffi culties may lie in determining adequate com- pensation for a taking.” The population in Texas contin-
ues to grow and many are looking to tap into a new source of ground- water that is brackish. Brackish groundwater is generally not pota- ble. With desalinization technology, however, this groundwater could help meet the growing water needs of our state. TSCRA supports these efforts. But some want to legislative-
ly create a permitting system for brackish groundwater that is sepa- rate from fresh groundwater. TSCRA does not support this and believes it only complicates the groundwater ownership rights already in place, thus creating many unnecessary legal issues. TSCRA stands by the fact that
groundwater is groundwater. If a water resource lies beneath a land- owner’s property, he or she owns the water, regardless of whether it is fresh or brackish. The Texas Constitution and more than 100 years of case law support this po- sition, including the clear opinion that the Texas Supreme Court is- sued in 2012. TSCRA will continue to be active
in groundwater ownership issues, especially when the Texas Legis- lature begins to meet in January. TSCRA has worked hard to protect landowners’ private property rights for more than 137 years and will continue to do so for future gen- erations.
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Jordan Cattle Auction… Where Cattlemen Come to Buy and Sell!
Special Replacement Female Sale
Saturday, December 6, 2014 @ 10:00 a.m. – San Saba Consignments Welcome
Special Bull Offerings
In conjunction with our regular sale. Bulls will sell at 11:00 a.m. Bulls will be fertility tested, meet trich requirements and ready to go to work.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. – San Saba Barber Hereford Ranch and Express Ranch Angus
Thursday, November 20, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. – San Saba Pat Griswold Ranch Bull Sale
WEEKLY SALES HELD AT 11:00 a.m. Monday – Mason Thursday – San Saba
For more info on above sales or online viewing and bidding, please call or visit our website.
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