Liquid Gold: The Texas Water Crisis

The Texas Lyceum will convene its third quarterly meeting of the year in Amarillo to tackle the timely and controversial topics surrounding our expanding water crisis. From growing our food, drilling for oil and gas, producing micro-chips, cooling nuclear reactors, maintaining landscaping, controlling the salinity of the bays and just drinking and bathing - declining access to fresh water will affect the lives of every single Texan in the near future.

Over the course of the weekend, we will hear from experts and stakeholders with points of view from every angle of the water topic including remarks from energy magnate T. Boone Pickens. Lyceum Directors and panelists will be pushed to think critically about the complexities of the mounting problems around the water issue and ultimately find common ground and possible solutions to what may be one of the most pressing public policy challenges Texas has ever faced.

Panel discussions and the Fireside Chat on Friday, August 10 will be open to the public.

Lyceum Quarterly Meetings - 2012

February 16-18, 2012
Brenham, Texas
Serving Texans with Special Needs


April 26-28, 2012
San Antonio, Texas
Education, the Workforce and our Economy: Is Texas on a Path to Prosperity or Peril?


August 9-11, 2012
Amarillo, Texas
Liquid Gold: The Texas Water Crisis


October 18-20, 2012
Houston, Texas
Texas Lyceum's 26th Public Conference
Healthcare Innovation: The Next Spindletop for Texas?