01781cam a2200337 i 4500 248210702 TxAuBib 20151217120000.0 131022s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013040751 9781623491376 pbk. $24.95 1623491371 pbk. $24.95 (OCoLC)862066424 TxAuBib rda Porter, Charles R., 1952- Sharing the common pool : water rights in the everyday lives of Texans / Charles R. Porter Jr. ; foreword by Andrew Sansom. Water rights in the everyday lives of Texans. First edition. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2014] xi, 247 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier River books Includes bibliographical references (217-233 pages)and index. The unique characteristics of water and water rights in Texas -- Water rights and water law in general -- Water : state owned -- Water : privately owned -- Water : shared ownership -- Supply and demand, today and tomorrow -- How we use water -- Who regulates water use? -- Water and everyday real estate transactions -- Public policy debates in the recent past -- Public policy through the crystal ball -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Significant court cases concerning Texas water rights -- Appendix 2. Government and other resources -- Appendix 3. Texas Supreme Court cases and other significant Texas cases. 20151217. Water rights Texas. River books. TXMML