Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District

09/04/2026

09/01/2026

TWDB’s Water Weekly: This summer's high temperatures and limited precipitation have taken a toll on the Texas landscape. The latest drought map for conditions as of August 25 shows the largest one-week drought expansion since June 2008. For the first time in three months, more than half the state is impacted by drought. https://bit.ly/TexasWaterWeekly

08/25/2026

TWDB’s Water Weekly: The latest drought map for conditions as of August 18 shows the fourth consecutive week of drought expansion. During the last four weeks, drought has expanded 14 percentage points, and now 42 percent of the state is abnormally dry and vulnerable to drought expansion in coming weeks. https://bit.ly/TexasWaterWeekly

08/12/2026

Check out this article in Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine highlighting playas and playa restoration efforts here in the Texas Panhandle!

More Texas ranchers are getting the message about the Panhandle's secret lakes.

08/04/2026

TWDB’s Water Weekly: Relative to last week, the latest drought map for conditions as of July 28 shows a few areas of improvement in Central Texas but more areas of degradation in South Texas and the Panhandle. The net result is the first weekly increase in drought area since March of this year. https://bit.ly/TexasWaterWeekly

08/03/2026

Visit our website to read the July edition of Panhandle Water News: https://www.pgcd.us/newsletter