San Antonio River Authority

San Antonio River Authority (SARA)

In 1917, the voters of Texas, recognizing the necessity of developing and conserving the State’s water resources and inspire...d by devastating floods of 1913 and 1914, passed a Constitutional amendment allowing the Legislature to create special purpose political subdivisions of the State to serve regional areas, generally coincidental with river basins and to be generally known as river...

Since our founding in 2003, we have been supported by donations from the private sector individuals, businesses and corporations. A 501 ( c ) described under code 509 ( a ) ( 1 ) San Antonio River Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors who receive input from a variety of advisory committees. The River Foundation offices are located inside San Antonio River Authority building,...