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RCGCD members debate funding for new West Texas research center; favor hiring student researcher or fee-for-service
Summary
Directors discussed a Borderlands Research Institute request for seed money to launch a West Texas Water Research Center at Sul Ross State University but raised concerns about oversight and public-purpose requirements; several members said the district would prefer hiring a master's candidate or contracting fee-for-service. No vote was taken.
At its July 18 meeting, the Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District discussed a proposal from the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) to seed a West Texas Water Research Center at Sul Ross State University. Board members expressed concerns about oversight, alignment with district priorities and whether the expenditure would satisfy public-purpose rules.
President James Ward told the board the district might be "better off to hire a Master Candidate to do whatever research RCGCD wants done unless RCGCD gets a…
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