Company Profile
Red River Authority of Texas
Company Overview
MISSION STATEMENT
The Orderly Conservation, Reclamation, Protection, and
Development of the Water Resources Throughout the
Red River Basin for the Benefit of the Public.
Scope of Services
The Legislature empowered the Authority with provisions to provide to any public entity within its legal jurisdiction for the purpose of planning, resource conservation and management, reclamation, development, and environmental protection. Additionally, the Authority may engage in activities of pollution control, flood control, stream bank stabilization, and sponsorship of local water and wastewater projects designed to further economic development in the Red River Basin. Public services are divided into three branches for greater flexibility and efficiency.
General Services Branch
1. General Services Division
2. Research and Development
3. Environmental Services Division
Fiscal Administration Branch
1. General Accounting Department
2. Financial Services Division
General Operations Branch
1. Utility Services Division
2. Information Systems
For over half a century, the Authority has served the public in the areas of research, planning, design, permit acquisition, development, treatment and distribution of surface water and groundwater, treatment and disposal of municipal and industrial wastewater, and environmental protection through pollution abatement and control.
The Authority has issued over $489 million of its tax-exempt contract revenue bonds to provide financial assistance to public entities throughout the Red River Basin. Unless otherwise directed by a separate contract, ownership, and control of the facilities financed through the Authority are retained by the individual entity requesting financial assistance.
The Authority maintains a competent staff of professionals and consultants with the available expertise to assist any size entity with their water resource management and operational needs and currently serves over sixty-five (65) towns, communities, and cities throughout the Red River Basin.
Other public services available through the Authority consist of administrative and technical support in areas of:
* Information resources management
* Computer-aided design and drafting
* Digital cartographic mapping
* Electronic data processing and management
* Public facility planning and project management
* Pollution control planning and permitting
* Supervised control and data acquisition
* Water quality planning and management
* Water quality laboratory services
* River flood stage monitoring
By now, you may have developed a better understanding of the Red River Authority of Texas and its mission. Perhaps you have discovered some areas where the Authority might benefit your North Texas community, or at least some questions have been raised that deserve further investigation.
The Authority is dedicated to sharing its combined knowledge and experience to make your community goals become a reality. The results may well be the preservation of the way of life to which we have become accustomed and a prudent investment in the future of your community.
Company History
The Red River Authority of Texas was created in 1959 by Acts of the 56th Legislature as a conservation and reclamation district, a political subdivision of the state, a body politic and corporate under Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution.
During the 2018-2019 Legislative Session, under the 86th Legislature, the Authority was reviewed by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission. One of the recommendations that derived from the review included codifying the Authority under state law. Effective April 1, 2023, the Authority’s codification became effective under the Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 8510.
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Within its Legal Territorial Jurisdiction, the Authority provides stewardship for the water resources in which its legislative charges shall be administered in all of any partial county lying within the watershed of the Red River in Texas. The total complement is 43 Texas counties. Although the Authority’s enabling legislation includes the Canadian River Basin counties of Lipscomb, Hartley and Hutchinson as part of the Authority’s legal jurisdiction, these counties are not part of the three regions.
The Authority is divided into three regions for appointment and representation of directors as follows:
Region 1
Armstrong, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, and Wheeler Counties
Region 2
Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Motley, Swisher, Wichita, and Wilbarger Counties
Region 3 Bowie, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Lamar, Montague, and Red River Counties