The HGCS District was created in 1975 by the 64 th Texas Legislature to regulate the withdrawal of ground water within Harris and Galveston Counties.\n\nThe U.S. Geological Surevey has been studying California subsidence for some time:\n\nhttp://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2300#.VreoJmgrIWf \n\nWhy not Texas with similar funding?