The Texas Water Development Board voted Thursday to declare the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir an interregional conflict, ...

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.

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 ...

Texas Water Development Board Chair L’Oreal Stepney wiped tears from her eyes Thursday as a House hearing turned into a tense line of questioning over race and the future of state hiring practices.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An appointee of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wiped away tears and gave an emotional defense of her credentials after a tense exchange over diversity hiring policies, which was ...

L’Oreal Stepney, the agency’s chair, denied hiring employees based on race. The exchange drew rapid backlash from GOP state leaders including Abbott, ...