Water for the Future
The Nueces River Authority (NRA) was created in 1935 by special act of the 44th Texas Legislature codified as Article 8280-115 (Texas Water Code Auxiliary Laws, as amended). Under supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), NRA has broad authority to preserve, protect, and develop surface water resources including flood control, irrigation, navigation, water supply, wastewater treatment, and water quality control. NRA may develop parks and recreational facilities and may acquire and dispose of solid wastes. NRA may issue bonds and receive grants and loans.
NRA is governed by a Board of 21 directors appointed for staggered, six-year terms by the Governor with advice and consent of the Texas Senate. NRA serves all or parts of 22 counties in South Texas, covering over 17,000 square miles, generally constituting the drainage area of the Nueces River and its tributaries and the adjoining coastal basins. NRA receives no state or federal appropriations or tax revenues. Its income is primarily from interest on investments and contracted services. NRA is audited annually by an independent certified public accounting firm.
Meeting Agendas and Announcements
Clean Rivers Program
The Texas Clean Rivers Program is a partnership between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and regional water authorities to coordinate and conduct water quality monitoring, assessment, and stakeholder participation to improve the quality of surface water within each river basin.
Up2U Campaign
This project will cultivate a sustainable, behavior-changing, litter prevention program for Gulf of Mexico watersheds within the Coastal Bend of Texas by expanding the Up2U litter prevention program from the headwaters of the Nueces basin to six counties and ten watersheds within the Coastal Bend.
