by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
After Hurricane Harvey inundated the Houston area with rain, scores of homeowners learned too late that their properties were designed to flood. Senate Bill 339 would require such disclosures. It would also force notice of whether a home has previously flooded. State...
by admin | Jan 13, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
As men leave animal agriculture for less gritty work, more ranches are being led by women — with new ideas about technology, ecology and the land. Hundreds of years before John Wayne and Gary Cooper gave us a Hollywood version of the American West, with men as the...
by admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
A decade ago, many border Texans got a raw deal when the federal government seized land for a barrier — while others pushed up the price. Will the government’s rushed, haphazard process be repeated as it pushes for a border wall? BROWNSVILLE — The land agents...
by admin | Jan 7, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty
FREDERICKSBURG — Hank Sauer reminisces about the 18 years he’s owned these 45 acres a few miles south of Fredericksburg — hunting deer with his now-17-year-old grandson, spending holidays there with the family, and dreaming of spending the rest of his days with his...
by admin | Jan 7, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
The Hays County Master Gardener Association will hold a Master Gardener Training Course on 12 Fridays in spring of 2019. The Master Gardener Training Program is an educational/volunteer program conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service designed to increase...
