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.

Posts

What Skyrocketing Oil Prices Mean for Texas

March 11, 2022

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and international efforts to stop Russian oil and gas exports, Texas’ oil and gas production capabilities are in the national and international spotlight. The position Texas finds itself in now is radically different from two years ago. In spring 2020, Texas’ energy sector was in chaos. The...

Widespread Concern About Texas’ Water Resources, Extreme Weather Trends

February 23, 2022

Earlier this month, Texas 2036 released the results from our fourth Texas Voter Poll. This poll included three questions relating to extreme weather and state water policy. The poll results indicate significant voter concerns with extreme weather trends and Texas’ capacity to address the challenges caused by drought. In September 2021, Texas 2036 and the...

Comments on State and Regional Water Planning

January 20, 2022

Texas 2036 submitted the following comments on the Texas Water Development Board’s proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code chapters 357 and 358 relating to regional and state water planning respectively. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) proposed amendments to 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) chapters 357...

Texas Flood Risks, Destruction Projected to Increase

December 6, 2021

The famous line goes that Texas is the land of perpetual drought, soaked by occasional devastating floods. In 2021, for better or worse, floods visited Texas more than drought. The west Texas town of El Paso endured several flood events this summer. In early July, an unnamed weather system soaked coastal communities between Corpus Christi...

Small Victories Among Big Wins in ARPA Spending

October 28, 2021

Last week, the Legislature approved Senate Bill 8 appropriating $13.3 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds authorized by Congress earlier this year. While the bill includes a few big-ticket items including $7.2 billion to shore up the state’s unemployment compensation fund and $500.5 million for needed broadband infrastructure expansion, the Legislature also...

Imagining a day without water isn’t hard for many Texans

October 21, 2021

“Imagine a day without water.” That’s what organizations across our country are asking us to do this Thursday. The purpose is to highlight how water is essential, valuable and in need of investment. But many Texans don’t need to imagine a day without water. Odds are they already lived through at least one day without...