Since 1995
The voice of Texas watershed sponsors.
More than 2,000 federal flood control dams protect communities across Texas. TAWS represents the local governments that operate and maintain them — securing the funding that keeps those structures safe.
Become a member
Dues, categories and the application form.
Join TAWS →Sponsor toolkit
Development rules, easement templates and dam safety guidance you can adapt for your own district.
Open the toolkit →Legislative toolkit
Dams by House and Senate district, maps, sample letters and handouts for meeting your legislator.
Get the packet →Next annual meeting
TAWS Annual Spring Meeting & ATSWCD Legislative Day at the Capitol
Monday 1 – Wednesday 3 March 2027
Held with the ATSWCD Legislative Day at the Capitol. Registration and hotel details to follow.
Who we are
TAWS is a non-profit organization whose members sponsor PL-534, Pilot, or PL-566 watershed projects built by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Sponsors are local units of government — the districts, counties and cities that hold the easements, run the inspections and pay for the repairs.
Members range from river authorities with full engineering staff to conservation districts with no permanent staff at all. Anyone with an interest in the Small Watershed Program may join as a non-voting associate member.
Read the association's history →Who belongs to TAWS
- Soil and water conservation districts
- Water control and improvement districts
- Counties
- Cities
- Watershed authorities and river authorities
- Other special purpose districts
If your organization sponsors an NRCS flood control structure, TAWS exists for you.
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