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Pipeline project running through Hill Country raises concern

Pipeline project running through Hill Country raises concern

by admin | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — A $2 billion pipeline project has landowners in the Hill Country concerned about their property. The project is backed by Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, a company out of Houston and EagleClaw Midstream Ventures. In a press release issued by...
They wish there were more jobs, but rural Texans are happy where they are, poll finds

They wish there were more jobs, but rural Texans are happy where they are, poll finds

by admin | Nov 20, 2018 | News, Planning and Development

Texans in the rural counties that make up the vast majority of the state’s geography are overwhelmingly happy with their quality of life, about their public schools and the quality of the natural environment around them, according to the 2018 Future of Rural Texas...
Texas Stream Team trains 10,000th citizen scientist; lands TCEQ grant to support water monitoring

Texas Stream Team trains 10,000th citizen scientist; lands TCEQ grant to support water monitoring

by admin | Nov 14, 2018 | News, Water Quality, Water Resources

Texas Stream Team, part of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, has been awarded a $427,000 grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to expand the program’s citizen science efforts and education across...

Dennis Bonnen says he has the votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House

by admin | Nov 13, 2018 | Legislature and Regulation, News

State Rep. Dennis Bonnen announced Monday that he has support from 109 members to become the next speaker of the Texas House. That number, if it holds, is more than enough votes for him to win the gavel. The Angleton Republican’s announcement came at a press...
Weird, late monarch butterfly migration finally reaches Mexico

Weird, late monarch butterfly migration finally reaches Mexico

by admin | Nov 13, 2018 | News, Wildlife

Migrating monarch butterflies finally made it to the Mexican mountains last week–late, but intact. For months, scientists and citizen scientists have been predicting the largest migration in a decade, but the insects have taken their time arriving at their winter...
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