Jennifer Walker, Director of the Texas Coast and Water Program at the National Wildlife Federation (Texas). Jennifer is a water resources expert with more than twenty years of experience helping city, utility, and state agencies achieve ambitious water supply management and conservation goals. She leads the Texas Living Waters coalition and focuses on statewide water policy with an emphasis on water planning, infrastructure funding, urban water management, and bay and estuary protection. Jennifer was a key local leader in developing Austin’s Water Forward — the state’s first comprehensive integrated water management plan. Most notably, she spearheaded a multi-year advocacy effort to secure dedicated water infrastructure funding in Texas, helping pass legislation establishing $20 billion in dedicated funding — the largest state investment in water infrastructure in U.S. history — which was then overwhelmingly approved by Texas voters as Proposition 4 in fall 2025. This landmark win was built on a broad coalition of organizations that had not traditionally worked in close collaboration, fundamentally strengthening the water advocacy landscape across Texas. Her ability to advance progressive, equity-centered water policy in a fiscally conservative state offers a powerful and scalable model for water advocates across the country.