Texas Hydro Hub on the Way

The new online hub is possible thanks to a recent $1 million gift that is also funding student internships, equipment for water studies, and research support. Since June of 2025, the funding has helped students work with scientists from the City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department, the Edwards Aquifer Authority and the Bureau of Economic Geology. It has also supported student efforts to set up a new real-time stream flow network to monitor Roy Creek near the new Mirasol Springs development near Dripping Springs, along with a groundwater monitoring network on the Jackson School’s White Family Outdoor Learning Center that can support the efforts of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Additional equipment has recently been acquired to set up water level monitoring at Comal Springs in New Braunfels.

The hydro hub is planned to go live on the Jackson School website in early 2026.