Marvin Nichols Reservoir gaining momentum; new group launches to mobilize Northeast Texans against it

Private land, jobs, and natural resources at stake

Northeast Texas – The long-discussed Marvin Nichols Reservoir is gaining momentum. The project, proposed on the main stem of the Sulphur River in Red River and Titus Counties, would flood more than 66,000 acres of heritage farmland, hardwood forest and wetlands in Northeast Texas to pipe water to the DFW Metroplex.

In response, landowners, business owners, community leaders, conservationists, and l…