Reps file bill to stop Marvin Nichols Reservoir

Texas lawmakers opposing Marvin Nichols Reservoir want to tighten water planning process
The Marvin Nichols Reservoir has weighed on minds of potentially displaced northeast Texans for decades, and now with the start of the 89th Texas Legislature, it appears to be in state lawmakers' thoughts as well.
Selling East Texas Water: Reps file bill to stop Marvin Nichols Reservoir
Texas is seeing growth all over the Lone Star State, but finding sources of water to serve everyone remains an issue. “There’s no doubt we have a water problem in Texas,” Texas House District 1 Rep. Gary VanDeaver of New Boston said.
VanDeaver introduces bill that seeks to remove Marvin Nichols Reservoir from state water plan
A pair of bills filed Monday in the 89th session of the Texas Legislature seek to delete a contentious reservoir from the state water plan for Northeast Texas.
East Texas representatives push back against Marvin Nichols Reservoir, farmers speak out
Two Texas lawmakers are working to stop the Marvin Nichols Reservoir project, which farmers worry will threaten their land and livelihoods.State Rep. Cole Hefner is co-authoring bills to block the project,
East Texas reps file bills to oppose Marvin Nichols Reservoir
State Rep. Cole Hefner of Mount Pleasant and State Rep. Gary VanDeaver of New Boston have both filed bills in opposition of the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir. “Private property is a sacred right in America.
State senator unveils alternative to Marvin Nichols Reservoir, calling it 'eminent domain purgatory'
If the plan is approved, Perry plans to propose an alternative to the highly controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir. State leaders say Marvin Nichols is necessary to provide water for fast-growing North Texas, but landowners strongly oppose the plan to flood 70,000 acres in East Texas to establish the reservoir.
2 East Texas representatives author bills opposing Marvin Nichols Reservoir
Rep. Cole Hefner said that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir project is about taking land from Northeast Texans to fix the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's water issues.
Marvin Nichols Reservoir could be operative by 2050, but local opposition continues
In its final review submitted earlier this month, the Texas Water Development Board said the completion of the Marvin Nichols Reservoir in Northeast Texas is feasible.
Texas House bill could bring the end of Marvin Nichols Reservoir plan
House Bill 2109 would make it so that if a project has been part of a Texas Water Development board water plan for more than 50 years without starting construction, it would need to be removed.
'Don't take our homes' | East Texans rally against proposal to flood their land for DFW's water supply
Regional water planners would build the Marvin Nichols reservoir by flooding 67,000 acres in northeastern Texas. Pipes would ...
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Proposed reservoir could supply water to North Texas by 2050, but opposition remains
Part of the Sulphur River in Cuthand, Texas, and all its wildlife, would be underwater by 2050 if a plan for the Marvin Nichols Reservoir becomes reality. The Texas Water Development Board this ...
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Texas water board deems Marvin Nichols Reservoir feasible in report submitted to governor
Gary Cheatwood, 85, (top left) and his son Gary Cheatwood Jr., 48, (bottom) go over a map the elder Cheatwood made to assess properties impacted by the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir with John ...
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State senator unveils alternative to Marvin Nichols Reservoir, calling it 'imminent domain purgatory'
If the plan is approved, Perry plans to propose an alternative to the highly controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir. State leaders say Marvin Nichols is necessary to provide water for ...
Texas considers damming the Sulphur River to create new reservoir, landowners and businesses react
As state lawmakers consider damming the Sulphur River and creating the Marvin Nichols reservoir, but that could affect East Texas landowners and businesses.