Jeremy Mazur

Jeremy Mazur

Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy

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.

Posts

Texas’ Agriculture Sector Reeling From Drought

July 27, 2022
Texas’ ongoing drought has begun to wreak havoc on the state’s agricultural sector. As of late July, over 80% of the state is in the severe-to-worse drought category, according to the US Drought Monitor. The absence of beneficial rainfall, combined with excessively hot temperatures, has begun to affect Texas’ farms and ranches. Statewide reports already...

Texas, Burning: State Wildfire Risk to Increase

July 7, 2022

The Fourth of July sparked more than celebrations this past holiday weekend. Hot temperatures and drought conditions provided a combustible mix as fireworks ignited hundreds of wildfires across Texas. In North Texas, Fort Worth and Dallas fire departments extinguished nearly 500 brush and grass fires while Central Texas fire crews responded to about 150 fires,…

Three Big Wins from the Sunset Commission to Strengthen the Texas Water Development Board

June 30, 2022

On June 22, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission approved recommendations for the Texas Water Development Board to better plan for more severe droughts, establish meaningful budget metrics and incorporate stronger data for outreach efforts. This comes after Texas 2036 submitted ideas for the Commission to consider as they work to improve the Water Development Board’s…

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Water Infrastructure, Deferred Maintenance, and Disaster Preparedness

May 10, 2022
The following remarks were delivered by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Jeremy Mazur at the Senate Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Hearing on May 10, 2022. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, my name is Jeremy Mazur and I am a Senior Policy Advisor for Texas 2036.  Thank you for the opportunity to offer comments...

Texas 2036 Comments on Texas Water Development Board Sunset Report

April 19, 2022
Since the passage of House Bill 4 in 2013, TWDB has made significant strides towards financing critical water supply projects identified within the State Water Plan and engaging in needed outreach efforts with communities and water providers across Texas.  Both the agency and the Board deserve commendation for these and other efforts. Texas 2036 offers...
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