Texas Scorecard by Addie Hovland November 7, 2024
The state line was moved to ensure a drinking water pump station on Lake Texoma is entirely located in Texas.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has announced that the Texas-Oklahoma border along the south side of Lake Texoma has been moved with the assistance of the General Land Office and the Red River Boundary Commission.
The state line was moved to include the Texas Municipal Water District’s Lake Texoma Raw Water Pump Station within the state.
Land Commissioner Buckingham explained that moving the state line secured and ensured the availability of 30 percent of the drinking water supply for 2 million people within the locality.
“As Texas Land Commissioner, it is my honor to work on behalf of all Texans and bring solutions to the table to benefit our great state. This redrawn boundary line will ensure that millions of north Texans’ water comes from a secure source in Texas,” stated Buckingham.
“I am proud of the GLO’s surveying team for playing such a significant role in settling this boundary issue by using their mapping skills and expertise. Surveying has been a vital part of the GLO since the establishment of this agency in 1836.”
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