Faculty Profiles

Adams, A., Mace, R. E., & Villagran, M. M. (n.d.). Disaster and recovery in the Guadalupe Valley Lakes Region of Central Texas. Texas Water Journal.

Cook, M. A., Tremaine, D. M., Wyatt, B. M., Banner, J. L., Charles, J., Berg, M., … Niyogi, D. (2024). Addressing challenges to ensuring justice and sustainability in policy and infrastructure for Texas water resources in the 21st century. Texas Water Journal, Volume 15(2024), 104–139. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v15i1.7169

Cook, M. A., Tremaine, D. M., Wyatt, B. M., Banner, J. L., Charles, J., Berg, M., … Niyogi, D. (2024). Addressing challenges to ensuring justice and sustainability in policy and infrastructure for Texas water resources in the 21st century. Texas Water Journal, 15, 104–139.

Bose, P., & Mace, R. E. (2024). A new water budget for Texas. Retrieved from https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2024/gallery/rounds/74/details/51447

Mace, R. E., & Galaviz, N. (2024). Revisiting Gunnar Brune’s “Major and Historical Springs of Texas” with an analysis on the fractal character of springflow. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University.

Mace, R. E. (2024). Is the Edwards Aquifer in a new drought of record? So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/12/18/is-the-edwards-aquifer-in-a-new-drought-of-record/

Mace, R. E. (2024). The Edwards aquifersssss of Kinney County. So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/11/22/the-edwards-aquifersssss-of-kinney-county/

Mace, R. E. (2024, November 6). think+water: Water management effects on drought, natech and environmental justice, and firefighting in karst. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/11/06/thinkwater-water-management-effects-on-drought-natech-and-environmental-justice-and-firefighting-in-karst/

Mace, R. E. (2024, November 6). outlook+water: Drought doubles (and is gonna get worse), La Niña looks to be a coin flip: column for the Texas+Water newsletter, posted November 6, 2024. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/11/06/outlookwater-drought-doubles-and-is-gonna-get-worse-la-nina-looks-to-be-a-coin-flip/

Mace, R. E. (2024). “Normal” for Texas Surpasses the Warmest Years of the Dust Bowl and the Drought of Record. Hotter Than a Habanero. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2024/11/06/normal-for-texas-surpasses-both-the-dust-bowl-and-the-drought-of-record/

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2024). In the hot seats—Our experts answer your climate questions. (S. Wingfield, Ed.), Fahrenheit 140. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/meadows-center/episodes/In-the-Hot-Seats-Our-Experts-Answer-Your-Climate-Questions-e2qab74

Mace, R. E. (2024). What’s causing Las Moras Springs to go dry? So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/10/28/whats-causing-las-moras-springs-to-go-dry/

Mace, R. E. (2024). The Lower Rio Grande Valley needs to brand itself as the Valleyplex. So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/10/25/the-lower-rio-grande-valley-needs-to-brand-itself-as-the-valleyplex/

Mace, R. E. (2024). San Marcos Springs are the largest springs in Texas (and that sucks). So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/10/10/san-marcos-springs-are-the-largest-springs-in-texas-and-that-sucks/

Mace, R. E. (2024, October 8). think+water: You’ve got stormwater in my treated wastewater, rain and diarrhea, and water equity. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/10/08/thinkwater-youve-got-stormwater-in-my-treated-wastewater-rain-and-diarrhea-and-water-equity/

Mace, R. E. (2024, October 8). outlook+water: Drought declines, La Niña delayed again, more drought expected. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/10/08/outlookwater-drought-declines-la-nina-delayed-again-more-drought-expected/

Mace, R. E. (2024). Look South for the Future of Climate in Texas, Not West. Hotter Than a Habanero. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2024/10/01/look-south-for-the-future-of-climate-in-texas-not-west/

Mace, R. E. (2024). The day(s) Las Moras Springs went dry. So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/09/27/the-days-las-moras-springs-went-dry/

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2024). Facing the future—Climate preparedness in San Antonio, Texas. (S. Wingfield, Ed.), Fahrenheit 140. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/meadows-center/episodes/Facing-the-Future-Climate-Preparedness-in-San-Antonio--Texas-e2op8gf

Mace, R. E. (2024). Austin Chalk as an alternative supply for Brackettville? So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/09/13/austin-chalk-as-an-alternative-supply-for-brackettville/

Mace, R. E. (2024, September 9). think+water: Rural trees behave different than urban trees, young Guadalupe bass suck at swimming, and biochar for the win. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/09/09/thinkwater-rural-trees-behave-different-than-urban-trees-young-guadalupe-bass-suck-at-swimming-and-biochar-for-the-win/

Mace, R. E. (2024, September 9). outlook+water: Drought doubled, La Niña delayed, improvements expected. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/09/09/outlookwater-drought-doubled-la-nina-delayed-improvements-expected/

Mace, R. E. (2024). Will the Carrizo-Wilcox go dry? No (but…). So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/09/09/will-the-carrizo-wilcox-go-dry-no-but/

Mace, R. E. (2024). A quick trip to Las Moras Springs. So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/09/02/a-quick-trip-to-las-moras-springs/

Mace, R. E. (2024). Groundwater education resources and activities for all ages. So Secret, Occult, and Concealed. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2024/08/27/groundwater-education-resources-and-activities-for-all-ages/

Mace, R. E. (2024, August 5). think+water: Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha’apai, Greater Houston is still sinking, and the real age of the Balcones Fault Zone. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/08/05/thinkwater-hunga-tonga‐hunga-haapai-greater-houston-is-still-sinking-and-the-real-age-of-the-balcones-fault-zone/Texas+Water

Mace, R. E. (2024, August 5). outlook+water: Not much benefit of July rains to the drouthy parts of the state. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/08/05/outlookwater-not-much-benefit-of-july-rains-to-the-drouthy-parts-of-the-state/

Mace, R. E. (2024). Forecasting the Unpredictable: Water Planning Under Deep Uncertainty. Hotter Than a Habanero. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2024/07/23/forecasting-the-unpredictable-water-planning-under-deep-uncertainty/

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2024). Hurricane Beryl Enters the Chat—Climate Change is a Public Health Crisis with Dr. Rose Jones (Part 2). (S. Wingfield, Ed.), Fahrenheit 140. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/meadows-center/episodes/Hurricane-Beryl-Enters-the-Chat---Climate-Change-is-a-Public-Health-Crisis-Part-2-e2m3gdl

Mace, R. E. (2024, July 3). think+water: Water reuse in the Hill Country, Texas water markets, and frack water from the Wilcox. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/07/03/thinkwater-water-reuse-in-the-hill-country-texas-water-markets-and-frack-water-from-the-wilcox/

Mace, R. E. (2024, July 3). outlook+water: Little change in drought and reservoir conditions, bye-bye El Niño, drought expected to remain. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/07/03/outlookwater-little-change-in-drought-and-reservoir-conditions-bye-bye-el-nino-drought-expected-to-remain/

Mace, R. E. (2024, June 3). think+water: Vista Ridge, aquifer storage and recovery in New Braunfels, and a rollercoaster of land deformation in the Delaware Basin of West Texas. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/06/03/thinkwater-vista-ridge-aquifer-storage-and-recovery-in-new-braunfels-and-a-rollercoaster-of-land-deformation-in-the-delaware-basin-of-west-texas/

Mace, R. E. (2024, June 3). outlook+water: Drought slightly decreases but expected to persist and expand, El Niño fading, and active hurricane season predicted. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/06/03/outlookwater-drought-slightly-decreases-but-expected-to-persist-and-expand-el-nino-fading-and-active-hurricane-season-predicted/

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2024). Climate Change is a Public Health Crisis with Dr. Rose Jones (Part 1). (S. Wingfield, Ed.), Fahrenheit 140. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/meadows-center/episodes/Mindfulness-and-Place-based-Learning-with-Dr--Rob-Dussler-e2k9072

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2024). Mindfulness and place-based learning with Dr. Rob Dussler. (S. Wingfield, Ed.), Fahrenheit 140. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/meadows-center/episodes/Mindfulness-and-Place-based-Learning-with-Dr--Rob-Dussler-e2k9072

Mace, R. E. (2024, May 6). outlook+water: Drought expands, reservoirs fuller, drought expected to expand in West Texas. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/05/06/outlookwater-drought-expands-reservoirs-fuller-drought-expected-to-expand-in-west-texas/

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2024). Earth Day Special—Cats for Climate Change, Snake Farms, and Wildfires. (S. Wingfield, Ed.), Fahrenheit 140. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Retrieved from https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/meadows-center/episodes/EARTH-DAY-SPECIAL--Cats-for-Climate-Change--Snake-Farms--and-Wildfires-e2iivs7

Mace, R. E. (2024, April 8). outlook+water: Drought holding steady, La Niña on the way, possible improvements for the Hill Country. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/04/08/outlookwater-drought-holding-steady-la-nina-on-the-way-possible-improvements-for-the-hill-country/

Mace, R. E. (2024, March 5). think+water: The economics of water levels, springs drying up, and more water in the future? Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/03/05/thinkwater-the-economics-of-water-levels-springs-drying-up-and-more-water-in-the-future/

Mace, R. E. (2024, March 5). outlook+water: Drought conditions persist, a La Niña Watch, and drought expansion in the South. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/03/05/outlookwater-drought-conditions-persist-a-la-nina-watch-and-drought-expansion-in-the-south/

Mace, R. E. (2024, February 4). outlook+water: Big improvements in drought east of I-35, El Niño on the way out (and La Niña in the fall), and last year was the warmest on record. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/02/05/outlookwater-big-improvements-in-drought-east-of-i-35-el-nino-on-the-way-out-and-la-nina-in-the-fall-and-last-year-was-the-warmest-on-record/

Mace, R. E. (2024, January 29). think+water: Boil water notices during Uri, predicting water levels with neuro-fuzzies, and produced water for agriculture. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/01/29/thinkwater-boil-water-notices-during-uri-predicting-water-levels-with-neuro-fuzzies-and-produced-water-for-agriculture/

Mace, R. E. (2024, January 2). outlook+water: Drought improvements continue, drought blazes in Central and Far West Texas, and El Niño may end early. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2024, January 2). think+water: Water for Boerne, shiners in the Upper Brazos, and Texmesonet. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/01/02/thinkwater-water-for-boerne-shiners-in-the-upper-brazos-and-texmesonet/

Mace, R. E. (2024, January 2). outlook+water: Drought improvements continue, drought blazes in Central and Far West Texas, and El Niño may end early. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2024/01/02/outlookwater-drought-improvements-continue-drought-blazes-in-central-and-far-west-texas-and-an-earlier-end-to-el-nino/

Mace, R. E., & Jones, C. (2023). Frac sand facilities and their potential effects on the groundwater resources of the Monahans-Mescalero Sand Ecosystem, Permian Basin, Texas. Texas Water Journal, 14(1), 62–80.

Mace, R. E. (2023). Sustainability signaling in aquifers.

Zhang, Y., & Mace, R. E. (2023). Comparative Flow Analysis between the Pedernales River and Barton and Onion Creeks. San Marcos, Texas: The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University.

Mace, R. E. (2023, November 30). outlook+water: Drought nearly halved, El Niño through (maybe) may, less than a one in three chance of drought ending by the end of May. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, October 27). Conserving water for power, the straight poop on stormwater retention, and water for peanuts. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, October 27). outlook+water: Short-term improvements, drought expected to linger, and winter is coming. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, October 2). outlook+water: Drought remains, wetter-than-normal conditions may be on the way, and the odds of a super El Niño. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, August 28). think+water: Climate change and irrigation, climate change and firm yield, and governance gaps in colonias flood planning. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, August 28). outlook+water: The drought deepens, drought is expected to get worse, high temps to continue. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, July 26). outlook+water— Drought expands, drought is expected to get worse, high temps to continue. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, June 26). think+water: Hands across the Edwards Aquifer and climate-smart agriculture. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, June 26). outlook+water—El Niño is here, drought is down, reservoirs are (slightly) up. Texas +water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, May 30). think+water: Ecosystem services value, TMDLs and E. coli, and a warming Gulf of Mexico. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, May 30). outlook+water— Drought down (but not out), El Niño almost certain this summer, warmer-than-normal temps and near-normal rainfall expected. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, April 24). think+water: Climate change and the Pecos River Compact, climate change and South Central Texas, and San Antonio’s aquifer storage and recovery project. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, April 24). outlook+water—Under an El Niño watch, drought stable (but expected to continue). Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023). What Can You Do About Climate Change? Hotter Than a Habanero. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University.

Mace, R. E. (2023). All Droughts Are Not Created Equal. Hotter Than a Habanero. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University.

Mace, R. E. (2023, March 27). think+water: Water affordability and climate change in El Paso, home on the future range of the Ogallala, and resilience after Winter Storm Uri. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, March 27). outlook+water—La Niña now La Nada, drought expanding, drought expected to continue. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, March 26). Smart water strategies are crucial to Texas’ prosperity. Retrieved from https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2023/03/26/opinion-smart-water-strategies-are-crucial-to-texas-prosperity/70035346007/

Mace, R. E. (2023, February 27). think+water: Induced earthquakes, bad algae, and fishing guides. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, February 27). outlook+water—Drought up, reservoir storage up, and La Niña (going) down. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, January 23). think+water: Conserving water in citrus groves, black outages matter, and a massive load of mercury for Galveston Bay. Texas + Water.

Mace, R. E. (2023, January 20). outlook+water—2022 was pretty drouthy, hot and dry is the new black, La Niña’s days are (still) numbered. Texas + Water.

Rubinstein, C., Seaton, C., & Mace, R. E. (2022). Beyond Senate Bill 3—How to Achieve Environmental Flows in Texas Under Prior Appropriation. Texas Water Journal.

Rubinstein, C., Seaton, C., & Mace, R. E. (2022). Beyond Senate Bill 3—How to Achieve Environmental Flows in Texas Under Prior Appropriation. Texas Water Journal.

Mace, R. E. (2022). Groundwater Sustainability—Birth, Development, Application. Palgrave Studies in Environmental Sustainability, Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-13516-3

Mace, R. E. (2022, December). Review of “The Water Recycling Revolution: Tapping Into the Future” by William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley. Texas Water Journal. https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v13i1.7154

Mace, R. E. (2022, December). think+water: A sinking donut around Houston, water loss in Texas, and woody waters. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/12/16/thinkwater-long-term-changes-in-lavaca-bay-uri-and-post-traumatic-stress-and-texan-perceptions-of-reuse-and-desalination/

Mace, R. E. (2022, December). outlook+water: Drought continues to improve, La Niña’s days are numbered, reservoirs levels rising. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/12/16/outlookwater-drought-continues-to-improve-la-ninas-days-are-numbered-reservoirs-levels-rising/

Mace, R. E. (2022, December). outlook+water—Major drought improvements, drought expected to return, here comes the tropical season. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/09/26/outlookwater-major-drought-improvements-drought-expected-to-return-here-comes-the-tropical-season/

Mace, R. E. (2022, November). outlook+water—Drought improves but remains, La Niña still expected thru February, reservoirs levels up slightly. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/11/29/outlookwater-drought-improves-but-remains-la-nina-still-expected-thru-february-reservoirs-levels-up-slightly/

Mace, R. E. (2022, October). think+water: A sinking donut around Houston, water loss in Texas, and woody waters. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/10/24/thinkwater-a-sinking-donut-around-houston-water-loss-in-texas-and-woody-waters/

Mace, R. E. (2022, October). outlook+water—Drought roars back, La Niña expected thru February, expect a warmer and drier winter. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/10/24/outlookwater-drought-roars-back-la-nina-expected-thru-february-expect-a-warmer-and-drier-winter/

Mace, R. E., Thompson, C., & Ptak, T. (2022). Individual Action Can Make A BIG Difference In Tackling Climate Change (with Dr. Thomas Ptak). Fahrenheit 140 podcast (Episode 005). Anchor by Spotify. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/meadows-center/episodes/Individual-Action-Can-Make-A-BIG-Difference-In-Tackling-Climate-Change-e1pmupj

Mace, R. E., Thompson, C., & Tarasewicz, N. (2022). An Aspiring Climate Scientist (with Nicolas Tarasewicz). Fahrenheit 140 podcast (Episode 003). Anchor by Spotify. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/meadows-center/episodes/An-Aspiring-Climate-Scientist-e1ie902

Mace, R. E. (2022, September). think+water: Groundwater for estuaries, injecting into the Delaware Basin, and the surface-water disposal of produced water from the Carrizo-Wilcox. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/09/27/thinkwater-groundwater-for-estuaries-injecting-into-the-delaware-basin-and-the-surface-water-disposal-of-produced-water-from-the-carrizo-wilcox/

Mace, R. E., Thompson, C., & Oates, K. (2022). The Urban & Rural Land Climate Connection (with Kristy Oates). Fahrenheit 140 podcast (Episode 004). Anchor by Spotify. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/meadows-center/episodes/The-Urban--Rural-Land-Climate-Connection-e1od2ge

Mace, R. E. (2022, August). think+water: Rainwater is unsafe to drink, increases in lake evaporation, and fewer tropical storms with warming (except for the North Atlantic). Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/08/22/thinkwater-rainwater-is-unsafe-to-drink-increases-in-lake-evaporation-and-fewer-tropical-storms-with-warming-except-for-the-north-atlantic/

Mace, R. E. (2022, August). outlook+water—97.2% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, July was the warmest July on record, and La Niña has an 80% chance of hanging out through December. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/08/22/outlookwater-97-2-of-the-state-is-abnormally-dry-or-worse-july-was-the-warmest-july-on-record-and-la-nina-has-an-80-chance-of-hanging-out-through-december/

Mace, R. E. (2022, July). outlook+water—99.2% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, June was the fifth warmest June on record, and La Niña is still on the menu for the fall. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/07/27/outlookwater-99-2-of-the-state-is-abnormally-dry-or-worse-june-was-the-fifth-warmest-june-on-record-and-la-nina-is-still-on-the-menu-for-the-fall/

Mace, R. E. (2022). Water and Power Need to Look Forward, Not Backward. Hotter Than a Habanero. Retrieved from https://jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2022/07/11/water-and-power-need-to-look-forward-not-backward/

Mace, R. E. (2022, June). think+water: Uri saved Texas wheat, climate change might be good for corn in Burleson County, and farmers can extend Ogallala water by mixing it with Dockum water. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/06/24/thinkwater-uri-saved-texas-wheat-climate-change-might-be-good-for-corn-in-burleson-county-and-farmers-can-extend-ogallala-water-by-mixing-it-with-dockum-water/

Mace, R. E. (2022, June). outlook+water—93% of the state is abnormally dry or worse, a potential third-year La Niña, May was dang hot. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/06/24/outlookwater-93-of-the-state-is-abnormally-dry-or-worse-a-potential-third-year-la-nina-may-was-dang-hot/

Mace, R. E. (2022). OSCAR and CLARA—The Future of Climate-Water Resilience. Hotter Than a Habanero. Retrieved from https://jalapeno.wp.txstate.edu/2022/06/15/oscar-and-clara-the-future-of-climate-water-resilience/

Mace, R. E. (2022, May). think+water: Long-term trends in the U.S. Drought Monitor, how to achieve environmental flows, and using love to solve water issues. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/05/27/thinkwater-long-term-trends-in-the-u-s-drought-monitor-how-to-achieve-environmental-flows-and-using-love-to-solve-water-issues/

Mace, R. E. (2022, May). outlook+water—29% of state in exceptional drought, La Niña getting stronger and longer, expect an active hurricane. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/05/25/outlookwater-29-of-state-in-exceptional-drought-la-nina-getting-stronger-and-longer-expect-an-active-hurricane-season/

Mace, R. E. (2022, April). think+water: Naturally occurring radioactive materials in Permian produced water, COVID and water use patterns, and funding for colonias. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/04/26/thinkwater-naturally-occurring-radioactive-materials-in-permian-produced-water-covid-and-water-use-patterns-and-funding-for-colonias/

Mace, R. E. (2022, April). outlook+water—88% of state in drought, La Niña is expected to continue through the summer and maybe the fall, expect an active hurricane season. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/04/19/outlookwater-88-of-state-in-drought-la-nina-is-expected-to-continue-through-the-summer-and-maybe-the-fall-expect-an-active-hurricane-season/

Mace, R. E. (2022, March). think+water: Flood Control To Water Supply May Not Pay; Black Communities in Houston Suffer More From Natural Disasters Than Others (But Are Now More Resilient); Irrigating Less Land Can Make More Money. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/03/21/thinkwater-flood-control-to-water-supply-may-not-pay-black-communities-in-houston-suffer-more-from-natural-disasters-than-others-but-are-now-more-resilient-irrigating-less-land-can-make-more-mon/

Mace, R. E. (2022, March). outlook+water—90% Of State in Drought, Exceptional Drought in the High Plains, Drought Expected To Expand. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/03/21/outlookwater-90-of-state-in-drought-exceptional-drought-in-the-high-plains-drought-expected-to-expand/

Mace, R. E. (2022, February). think+water: Water Supply and Produced Water in the Permian Basin; Change Points and Management in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/02/21/thinkwater-water-supply-and-produced-water-in-the-permian-basin-change-points-and-management-in-the-lower-colorado-river-basin/

Mace, R. E. (2022, February). outlook+water—78% Of State in Drought, Drought Expected To Expand, Bois D’Arc Now Online. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/02/21/outlookwater-78-of-state-in-drought-drought-expected-to-expand-bois-darc-now-online/

Puig-Williams, V., & Mace, R. E. (2022, February 13). Opinion—How to prevent repeat water crises? Reuse is a part of the answer. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved from https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/02/13/opinion-how-prevent-repeat-water-crises-reuse-strategies-part-answer/6738396001/

Mace, R. E. (2022, January). think+water: Cedar Promotes Recharge, Irrigation Is Releasing Carbon, and Farmers Prefer LEPA. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/01/23/thinkwater-cedar-promotes-recharge-irrigation-is-releasing-carbon-and-farmers-prefer-lepa/

Mace, R. E. (2022, January). outlook+water—Almost Entire State in Drought, Drought Expected To Expand, Warmest December on Record. Texas + Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2022/01/21/outlookwater-almost-entire-state-in-drought-drought-expected-to-expand-warmest-december-on-record/

Mace, R. E. (2022). Groundwater snow at the Olympics? So Secret, Concealed, and Occult. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2022/01/25/groundwater-snow-at-the-olympics/

Mace, R. E. (2022). How much groundwater is OK to take? So Secret, Concealed, and Occult. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2022/06/07/how-much-groundwater-is-ok-to-take/

Mace, R. E., Glenn, S., Ellis, J., Miller, G., Oliver, W., Seifert, W. J., … Wang, G. (2021). Observed and potential Land subsidence in the Gulf Coast Aquifer of Montgomery County, Texas. GeoGulf Transactions, 71, 455.

Mace, R. E. (2021). Safe yield, sustainability, and science. Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Program with Abstracts, 64(4), 30.

Mace, R. E. (2021). Stakeholder engagement in water resources decisions in Texas.

Mace, R. E. (2021). Five gallons in a ten-gallon hat—Groundwater sustainability in Texas. San Marcos, Texas: The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.

Ellis, J., Mace, R. E., Miller, G., Oliver, W., Seifert, J., Sharp, J., … Wang, J. (2021). Guidance for monitoring land subsidence in Montgomery County, Texas. (S. Glenn, Ed.). The Woodlands, Texas: Houston Advanced Research Center.

Ellis, J., Mace, R. E., Miller, G., Oliver, W., Seifert, J., Sharp, J., … Wang, J. (2021). Review and recommendations on “Subsidence Investigations—Phase 1” report. (S. Glenn, Ed.). The Woodlands, Texas: Houston Advanced Research Center.

Glazer, Y. R., Tremaine, D. M., Banner, J. L., Cook, M., Grubert, E., Mace, R. E., … Webber, M. E. (2021). Winter Storm Uri: A test of Texas’ water infrastructure and water resource resilience to extreme winter weather events. Journal of Extreme Events.

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2021). Put It Back (with Sue Hovorka). Fahrenheit 140 podcast. Anchor by Spotify. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/meadows-center

Mace, R. E. (2021, December 15). think+water— How To Be an Anti-racist Geoscience Organization. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/12/15/thinkwater-how-to-be-an-anti-racist-geoscience-organization/

Mace, R. E. (2021, December 13). outlook+water— More Than Half of Texas in Drought, No Rain in the Panhandle, Increased Chance of La Nada in April-June. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/12/13/outlookwater-more-than-half-of-texas-in-drought-no-rain-in-the-panhandle-increased-chance-of-la-nada-in-april-june/

Mace, R. E. (2021). Comment on “Exploring Groundwater Recoverability in Texas: Maximum Economically Recoverable Storage” by Justin C. Thompson, Charles W. Kreitler, and Michael H. Young. Texas Water Journal (1st ed., Vol. 12, pp. 202–204).

Mace, R. E. (2021, December 1). Planning for Climate Change (When You Can’t Plan for Climate Change). Water Resources Impact, 23(6), 5–7.

Mace, R. E. (2021, November 22). think+water—Focused flows, COVID-19 and the coast, and warming-induced drought. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/11/22/thinkwater-focused-flows-covid-and-the-coast-and-warming-induced-drought/

Mace, R. E. (2021, November 20). outlook+water— No rains for the High Plains, drought intensifies, more drought coming. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/11/20/outlookwater-no-rains-for-the-high-plains-drought-intensifies-more-drought-coming/

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2021). Texas Climate Predictions and Potty Training Cows (with John Nielson-Gammon). Fahrenheit 140 podcast. Anchor by Spotify. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/meadows-center

Mace, R. E. (2021, October 25). think+water—Fecal Matter in the Edwards Recharge Zone, PFASs in Galveston Bay, and a Review of Reservoirs in Texas. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/10/25/thinkwater-fecal-matter-in-the-edwards-recharge-zone-pfass-in-galveston-bay-and-a-review-of-reservoirs-in-texas/

Mace, R. E. (2021, October 25). outlook+water— La Niña Arrives, Drought Intensifies, Drought Expected to Capture Most of the State. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/10/25/outlookwater-la-nina-arrives-drought-intensifies-drought-expected-to-capture-most-of-the-state/

Mace, R. E. (2021, September 27). think+water— Surface Water–Groundwater Interaction in the San Antonio River, Surface Water–Groundwater Interaction in the Rio Grande in Mesilla Valley, and the Drought of the 1950s if the World Was 3° Celsius Warmer. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/09/27/thinkwater-surface-water-groundwater-interaction-in-the-san-antonio-river-surface-water-groundwater-interaction-in-the-rio-grande-in-mesilla-valley-and-the-drought-of-the-1950s-if-the-world-was-3/

Mace, R. E. (2021, September 27). outlook+water— August Has Been Really Dry, Drought Is Back Like a Bad Penny, and There Is a 70-80% Chance of La Niña. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/09/27/outlookwater-august-has-been-really-dry-drought-is-back-like-a-bad-penny-70-to-80-percent-chance-of-la-nina/

Mace, R. E. (2021, August 24). think+water— Climate change education in DFW, mussels and the 2011 Drought, and sampling springs in the Edwards Aquifer System. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/08/24/thinkwater-climate-change-education-in-dfw-mussels-and-the-2011-drought-and-sampling-springs-in-the-edwards-aquifer-system/

Mace, R. E. (2021, August 23). outlook+water— outlook+water: Drought almost gone, a hot and cool July, and hurricane season in full force. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/08/23/outlookwater-drought-almost-gone-a-hot-and-cool-july-and-hurricane-season-in-full-force/

Quinn, M., Mace, R. E., Tissot, P., & Yoskowitz, D. (2021). Pricing options on water in Texas. Texas Water Journal, 12(1), 91–108.

Mace, R. E., & Thompson, C. (2021). Setting the (Water) Table. Fahrenheit 140 podcast. Anchor by Spotify. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/meadows-center

Mace, R. E. (2021, July 22). think+water— Teaching climate change, climate-forced drought and the power grid, and environmental impacts of the pandemic. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/07/22/thinkwater-teaching-climate-change-climate-forced-drought-and-the-power-grid-and-environmental-impacts-of-the-pandemic/

Mace, R. E. (2021, July 22). outlook+water— Drought conditions improve, La Niña watch, and cooler- and wetter-than-normal conditions expected. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/07/26/outlookwater-drought-conditions-improve-la-nina-watch-and-cooler-and-wetter-than-normal-conditions-expected/

Mace, R. E. (2021, June 28). think+water— Bacterial pollution and sea-level rise, the cost of climate change-induced flooding in Houston, and a model of Cabeza de Vaca’s raft to Texas. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/06/28/thinkwater-bacterial-pollution-and-sea-level-rise-the-cost-of-climate-change-induced-flooding-in-houston-and-a-model-of-cabeza-de-vacas-raft-to-texas/

Mace, R. E. (2021, June 28). outlook+water—drought conditions improve, statewide reservoir storage back to normal, and hotter- and wetter-than-normal conditions expected. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/06/28/outlookwater-drought-conditions-improve-statewide-reservoir-storage-back-to-normal-and-hotter-and-wetter-than-normal-conditions-expected/

Mace, R. E. (2021, June 17). What’s a 100-year flood? A hydrologist explains.

Mace, R. E. (2021, May 22). think+water—Groundwater Sustainability in Groundwater Management Plans, What Texans Think About Climate Change, and Primacy in Reporting Toxic Releases. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/05/24/thinkwater-groundwater-sustainability-in-groundwater-management-plans-what-texans-think-about-climate-change-and-primacy-in-reporting-toxic-releases/

Mace, R. E. (2021, May 22). outlook+water— Drought Conditions Improve, La Niña Has Ended, and a Busy Hurricane Season Expected. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/05/22/outlookwater-drought-conditions-improve-la-nina-has-ended-and-a-busy-hurricane-season-expected/

Mace, R. E. (2021, May 13). The Hill Country, Cypress Creek, and you, p. 8.

Stevens, L. E., Aly, A. A., Arpin, S. M., Apostolova, I., Ashley, G. M., Barba, P. Q., … Tshibalo, E. A. (2021). The ecological integrity of spring ecosystems—A global review. Imperiled—The Encyclopedia of Conservation.

Votteler, T., & Mace, R. E. (2021, April 28). lege+water: April 2021 Update. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/04/28/legewater-april-2021-update-2/

Mace, R. E. (2021, April 26). think+water: Groundwater Words, Environmental Flows on the Red River, and Wichita Falls’ Excellent Adventure with DPR and IPR. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/04/26/thinkwater-groundwater-words-environmental-flows-on-the-red-river-and-wichita-falls-excellent-adventure-with-dpr-and-ipr/

Mace, R. E. (2021, April 26). outlook+water—State-wide Drought is Back, Weak La Niña Conditions Projected through the Summer, and Possibly a Busier-Than-Usual Hurricane Season. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/04/26/outlookwater-statewide-drought-intensifies-la-nina-expected-to-transition-to-neutral-conditions-soon-and-normal-is-abnormal/

Votteler, T., & Mace, R. E. (2021, April 15). lege+water: mid-April 2021 Update. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/04/15/legewater-april-2021-update/

Mace, R. E. (2021, March 23). think+water— The Sociodynamics of Citizen Science, Surface Water in Texas, and Climate Change Impacts on Water in Semi-Arid Texas. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/03/23/thinkwater-the-sociodynamics-of-citizen-science-surface-water-in-texas-and-climate-change-impacts-on-water-in-semi-arid-texas/

Mace, R. E. (2021, March 23). outlook+water—State-wide Drought is Back, Weak La Niña Conditions Projected through the Summer, and Possibly a Busier-Than-Usual Hurricane Season. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/03/23/outlookwater-state-wide-drought-is-back-weak-la-nina-conditions-projected-through-the-summer-and-possibly-a-busier-than-usual-hurricane-season/

Votteler, T., & Mace, R. E. (2021, March 23). lege+water: March 2021 Update. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/03/23/legwater-march-2021/

Votteler, T., & Mace, R. E. (2021, February 25). leg+water—February 2021. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/02/25/legwater-february-2021/

Mace, R. E. (2021). Imperial forces. So Secret, Occult, and Concealed Blog. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2021/02/15/imperial-forces/

Mace, R. E. (2021). So you wanna sample Comanche Springs? So Secret, Occult, and Concealed Blog. Retrieved from https://sosecretoccultandconcealed.com/2021/02/09/so-you-wanna-sample-comanche-springs/

Mace, R. E. (2021, January 24). think+water—Testing TERS, Sea-Surface Oscillations and Texas, and the Future of Science in America. Texas+water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/01/24/thinkwater-testing-ters-sea-surface-oscillations-and-texas-and-the-future-of-science-in-america/

Mace, R. E. (2021, January 23). outlook+water—Winter Storms Improve Drought Conditions, Exceptional Drought Conditions Remain on the Western Side of Texas and 2020 was Top-Ten Toasty. Texas+Water. Retrieved from https://texaspluswater.wp.txstate.edu/2021/01/23/outlookwater-winter-storms-improve-drought-conditions-exceptional-drought-conditions-remain-on-the-western-side-of-texas-and-2020-was-top-ten-toasty/

Mace, R. E. (2020). Fifty Years in America with Glimpses of Heaven—The True Story of an Immigrant from India. ISBN-13: 979-8668261345.

Rubinstein, C., & Mace, R. E. (2020). Understanding Texas weather and climate and how climate change might impact water resources. In Essentials of Texas Water Resources (pp. 2–1 to 2–26). Austin, Texas: Texas Bar Books.

Rosen, R. A., Mace, R. E., Hermitte, S. M., & Wade, R. (2020). Internet of Texas Water—Use cases for flood, drought, and surface water-groundwater interactions. Texas Water Journal, 11(1), 133–151.

Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., Banner, J. W., Cook, B. I., Tremaine, D. M., Wong, C. I., Mace, R. E., … Kloesel, K. (2020). Unprecedented drought challenges for Texas water resources in a changing climate: what do researchers and stakeholders need to know? Earth’s Future, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001552.

Mace, R. E., Leurig, S., Seely, H., & Wiermann, D. A. (2020). Bringing back Comanche Springs—An analysis of the history, hydrogeology, policy, and economics. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University.

Adams, A., & Mace, R. E. (2020). Attitudes and actions on climate change by water resource decisionmakers in Texas. Retrieved from https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2024/gallery/rounds/74/details/51716

Mace, R. E. (2020). Review of “Ogallala - Water for a dry land.” Water Alternatives. Retrieved from http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/boh/item/121-oga

Mace, R. E. (2020). think+water—Dam Failures, Lemon Water and Naturalized Flows: Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, December 25). think+water— Mindfulness, Ecological Economics and Reuse Potential for Combined Sanitary Wastewater and Stormwater Systems. Texas+water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, December 24). outlook+water—93 percent of Texas abnormally dry, La Niña may transition to La Nada and Santa will need Rudolph’s services on Christmas Eve. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, November 30). outlook+water—A Hurricane Season for the Record Books, 98 Percent of Texas Abormally Dry, and Drought Projected Through Spring. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020). Water Conservation. Mothering Earth Podcast.

Mace, R. E. (2020, October 27). outlook+water—A Horribly Dry October, Predicted Drought for Nearly All of Texas and Some (Promised) Relief from Mexico. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, September 25). outlook+water—The Atlantic Vincent van Gogh’d, Drought Relief and La Niña. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, August 26). think+water—Harvey over-freshened Galveston Bay, warming and urban Springs, nurdle patrols and snakes on a (Gulf Coastal) plain. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, August 25). outlook+water—Hurricane Laura, More Tropical Storms, and an Increased Chance for La Niña. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020). Austin in 100 years. The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.

Mace, R. E. (2020). All droughts are not created equal. The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.

Mace, R. E. (2020, July 29). think+water— Fights over the Rio Grande, energy and water, groundwater contamination in colonias, and a saintlier St. Augustine. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, July 29). outlook+water—Tropical Storm Hanna, a record-breaking tropical storm season, and a coin-flip La Niña for the fall. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, June 24). think+water—Brackish groundwater and subsidence, riparian coridors and land-use/climate impacts on urban watershed. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020, June 24). outlook+water—Climate trends, the return of drought, and a good chance La Nina. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020). Being FAIR during a pandemic. The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.

Mace, R. E. (2020, May 26). think+water—Eutrophication, subsidence, bi-national groundwater and landscaping in a warmer climate. Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2020). Comanche Springs Re-awakening. talk+water by Texas+Water.

Mace, R. E. (2019). The use of water from the Edwards Aquifers, Texas. In The Edwards Aquifer: The Past, Present, and Future of a Vital Water Resource (pp. 207–212). Geological Society of America Memoir 215.

Bixler, R. P., Atshan, S., Banner, J. L., Tremaine, D., & Mace, R. E. (2019). A framework for integrative assessment of environmental sustainability research: Use of social network analysis to assess interdisciplinarity in the Texas Water Research Network. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 39, 103–113.

Fernando, D. N., Chakraborty, S., & Mace, R. E. (2019). A process-based statistical seasonal prediction of summer rainfall anomalies in supporting drought early warning over the Southern Great Plains of the United States. Climate Services, 16.

Mace, R. E., & Votteler, T. H. (2019). Book review—Advances in Groundwater Governance. Groundwater.

Mace, R. E. (2019). Foreword to Rosen, R.A., Hermitte, S.M., Pierce, S., Richards, S., and Roberts, S.V., An Internet for water—Connecting Texas water data: Texas Water Journal,. Texas Water Journal (1st ed., Vol. 10, pp. 22–29).

Mace, R. E. (2019). Frac sand facilities and their potential effects on the groundwater resources of the Monahans-Mescalero Sand Ecosystem, Permian Basin, Texas. San Marcos, Texas: The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.

Mace, R. E., & Votteler, T. H. (2019). Book review—Advances in Groundwater Governance. Groundwater.

Mace, R. E. (2019). Groundwater governance, management, regulation, and emerging issues in the Lone Star State. Water Resources IMPACT, 11–12.

Mace, R. E. (2019). With four million people and climate change, where will Austin’s water come from? Allandale Neighbor.

Mace, R. E. (2018). Future Water Priorities for the Nation—Directions for the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area. Washington, D.C., United States: The National Academies Press.

Mace, R. E. (2018). Groundwater Management. In Groundwater—State of the Science and Practice (pp. 38–40). Westerville, Ohio: National Ground Water Association Press.

Mace, R. E. (2018). Surface water-groundwater interaction issues in Texas. Texas Water Journal, 9(1), 129–149.

Mace, R. E. (2018, July). The Story of Texas Springs. Texas Water Development Board.

Mace, R. E. (2018, July 17). The Story of Texas Springs.

Mace, R. E. (2018, July 13). Springs have always been crucial to Texas and Texans.

Mace, R. E. (2018, June 15). Texas can be a little salty—Saline sources and desalination in the Lone Star State. The Water Report, 13–19.

Mace, R. E. (2018, May). Dead Zones. Acres USA.