The state Water Development Board agreed with rural landowners that two regional water plans are at odds over the proposed ...

“Our municipal demand is steadily increasing and will surpass the irrigation,” said L’Oreal Stepney, chairwoman for the Texas Water Development Board, before lawmakers earlier in the session.

"Our municipal demand is steadily increasing and will surpass the irrigation," said L'Oreal Stepney, chairwoman for the Texas Water Development Board, before lawmakers earlier in the session.

Texas Water Development Board Chairwoman L'Oreal Stepney wept during testimony to a House subcommittee in Austin after she was harshly questioned on diversity, equity and inclusion.(Texas ...

L’Oreal Stepney, the chairwoman of the Texas Water Development Board, and a Black woman, received support from Texas lawmakers after a Feb. 27 subcommittee hearing in the Texas House of ...

Texas Water Board Development Chair L’Oreal Stepney, who is Black, was consoled at one point by lawmakers after the exchange Thursday with GOP state Rep. Brian Harrison, who questioned her and ...

Then-Texas Water Development Board member L’Oreal Stepney listens to comments during a board meeting Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Austin. Stepney was named chair of the Board by Gov. Greg Abbott ...

“There is no one better and no one I have more confidence in to lead and implement our water solutions than TWDB Chairwoman L’Oreal Stepney,” Abbott said in a statement.