Texas Water Journal
Online, peer-reviewed journal for Texas water resources management, research, and policy.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
As of 2019, the population of Texas is 29 million, with some 4 million added since 2010. By 2070, the state’s population is projected to approximately 52 million.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Texas Water Journal
The Texas Water Journal (ISSN 2160-5319) is an online, peer-reviewed, and indexed journal devoted to the timely consideration of Texas water resources management, research, and policy issues from a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates science, engineering, law, planning, and other disciplines. It also provides updates on key state legislation and policy changes by Texas administrative agencies. The Texas Water Journal is published by the Texas Water Journal 501(c)(3) in cooperation with the Texas Water Resources Institute, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University and the Bureau of Economic Geology in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin.
Where we work
Awards
DOAJ Seal 2022
Directory of Open Access Journals
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of periodical subscribers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Texas Water Journal
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We track the number of journal subscribers. We also track the percentage of our subscribers reading our articles. That rate has increased from about 25% per article in 2020, to about 40% in 2022.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Texas Water Journal
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Thus far in 2023 the journal has received $20,000 in grants. This money is funding new programs, such as our author webinar series.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Providing water to 23 million additional people will require new and revised strategies, policies, technologies, methodologies and behaviors.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The mission of the Texas Water Journal is to provide a peer-reviewed, web-based, and open-sourced publication that focuses on Texas water. The vision of the Texas Water Journal is to be the definitive source on Texas water. The Texas Water Journal is an important source of information for decision makers and the public, and it is free.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Texas Water Journal reaches over 10,000 people most of whom are in Texas. Our subscribers and followers include members of the Texas Legislature and staff, journalists, academics, and many more who at the forefront of making decisions about the water future of Texas.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Texas Water Journal reaches over 10,000 people on a regular basis. Our next goal is to increase our reach to over 20,000. In 2018, the Texas Water Journal took a major step in expanding its reach by partnering with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, and the Texas Water Resources Institute at Texas A&M University to create Texas+Water. Texas+Water is a free monthly nonpartisan water information aggregator featuring explorations of Texas water issues. Texas+Water already has a subscriber base of 7,500.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To inform the development of new programs/projects
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Texas Water Journal
Board of directorsas of 05/23/2023
Dr. Kathy Alexander
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Term: 2021 - 2022
Robert E. Mace
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
Allen A. Berthold
Texas Water Resources Institute at Texas A&M University-College Station
Rudy A. Rosen
Institute for Water Resources Science and Technology at Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Michael A. Gershon
Lloyd, Gosselink, Blevins, Rochelle, Baldwin and Townsend, PC
Kathy A. Alexander
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Todd H. Votteler
Collaborative Water Resolution LLC
Michael H. Young
Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.