Posted by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | News
In her 2013 book, Big, Hot Cheap and Right, journalist Erica Greider observes that Texas is an idiosyncratic place that regularly surprises. The state is famous as the capital of the U.S. oil industry and for a pugnacious hostility to regulation and environmental...
Posted by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
Since 2007, urban areas have been home to more than half the global population—a proportion that is expected to rise. Growing cities are putting pressure on the lakes and rivers on which they depend for water. But the needs of nature don’t have to be in conflict...
Posted by admin | Sep 22, 2017 | News
A former mayoral candidate and active citizen in San Marcos said he is “seriously considering” running for Hays County Judge Bert Cobb’s seat as a Democrat in 2018. “After speaking with leaders from the Democratic Party countywide and prominent Republicans in our...
Posted by admin | Sep 22, 2017 | News, Water Quality
A warning for anyone planning to spend time at the Guadalupe River near Canyon Lake: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the water south of the Canyon Lake Dam could be hazardous to your health. A warning sign is up asking people to not swim or let animals...
Posted by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | News
San Marcos City Council on Tuesday voted to apply for a $4.4 million loan from the Texas Water Development Board to preserve an undeveloped stretch of land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Mayor John Thomaides was the only dissenting vote, arguing that he did...