Jeremy Mazur

Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy

jeremy.mazur@texas2036.org

Jeremy directs Texas 2036's work in the area of infrastructure and natural resources, which includes water, energy, and infrastructure resilience. Before joining Texas 2036 in 2021, he worked for over two decades in the Texas Legislature and in state agencies on water and energy matters.

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Staffing shortages and infrastructure spending: Natural resources budget priorities

November 17, 2022

Texas’ state budget serves as the leading driver for state policy. The success or failure of state agencies and programs hinge on appropriations decisions made by the legislators once every two years. The anticipated $27 billion surplus for the upcoming 88th Legislative Session offers a generational opportunity for our natural resources policy, such as how...

Texans fear of losing access to water is already here

October 19, 2022

An aging water main snapped in Odessa. Drought conditions decimated groundwater supplies to the town of Concan. Millions of Texans lived without water for days when complications from Winter Storm Uri left household taps dry. While Thursday, Oct. 20, marks the eighth annual Imagine a Day Without Water, too many Texans have already been forced...

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Natural gas: Important for energy needs and security

September 15, 2022

The following remarks about natural gas were delivered by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Jeremy Mazur to the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development on Sept. 15, 2022. I want to start by emphasizing the importance of natural gas for both domestic energy needs and global energy security. We know that natural...

Water crisis in Jackson, Miss. can happen in Texas

September 9, 2022

A catastrophic water system failure in Jackson, Mississippi has gripped national headlines. There, the confluence of liabilities, including a deteriorating water system, extreme weather and chronic underfunding, precipitated the collapse of the city’s public water system. City residents and businesses, suffering the indignities of dry taps, turned to bottled water as their only water source....

RRC’s carbon capture rules move energy expansion forward

September 2, 2022

Texas just took a major step towards an energy expansion. Earlier this week the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) voted to approve rules for the state’s permitting and regulation of carbon capture and underground storage, also known as CCUS. These rules are needed for the Commission’s implementation of House Bill 1284 passed in 2021, which...

Texas’ water and wastewater infrastructure in crisis

August 25, 2022

The following excerpt is from remarks delivered by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Jeremy Mazur to the House Natural Resources Committee on Aug. 24, 2022. Thank you for the opportunity to offer comments on this interim charge relating to the condition of our state’s water infrastructure. Frankly, I think the state of our water and...