This document discusses how recycling produced water from oil and gas production can help address Texas' growing water supply challenges. It notes that Texas' population and water demand are projected to increase substantially by 2060 while supplies are expected to decline. Recycling two-thirds of the roughly 7 billion barrels of produced water generated annually could meet 3.3% of the state's current water demand and 26% of the projected shortage in 2020, providing an unexpected solution to the state's water crisis through beneficial reuse of this resource.