Video Archives
View the 2026 conference video archives on YouTube.
Session Recaps
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
- Welcome and Setting the Stage – Wednesday
Feb. 11, 1:00 p.m. - Stewardship for Healthy Watersheds
Feb. 11, 1:30 p.m. - An Essential Primer on GCDs, DFCs and GMAs
Feb. 11, 2:00 p.m. - Rio Grande and Pecos River Compacts, Flows and Challenges
Feb. 11, 2:30 p.m. - Water for Texas’ Future
Feb. 11 – 3:30 p.m. - Produced Water, The Biggest Conversation in the Permian Basin
Feb. 11 – 4:00 p.m. - Data Centers: What They May Mean for Water in West Texas
Feb. 11 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
- Welcome and Opening Remarks – Thursday
Feb. 12 – 9:00 a.m. - Keynote Session: Water Scarcity
Feb. 12 – 9:15 a.m. - Grounded in Science: Using Data and Research to Guide Water Decisions
Feb. 12 – 9:45 a.m. - Legislative Action; Members of the Texas Legislature discuss statewide water policy opportunities
Feb. 12 – 11:00 a.m. - Reflections of Water
Feb. 12 – 1:30 p.m. - County Voices
Feb. 12 – 1:45 p.m. - A Conversation about the Rule of Capture
Feb. 12 – 1:45 p.m. - Research Lightning Rounds
Feb. 12 – 3:30 p.m. - Our West Texas Elders
Feb. 12 – 4:00 p.m.
Conference Program
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