by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development
HOUSTON — President Trump signed two executive orders on Wednesday that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and transport of oil and natural gas between states and across international borders. The actions are...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
For the first time ever, researchers have found captive-bred Texas horned lizard hatchlings alive after winter hibernation. It’s a big win for the state reptile, which has vanished from Texas landscapes over the past several decades. New technology has...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Billboards, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
The state of Texas has drawn a line in the sky that limits the height of billboards along our highways. Unfortunately, many billboard owners have ignored it. A significant number of the billboards across our state, which are regulated by the Texas Department of...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Part One of a Two-Part Series – Friday, Mar 29, 2019 From a 1933 textbook “Government in the United States” the author invokes the sage advice of Otto von Bismarck: “The man who wishes to keep his respect for sausages and laws should not see how either is made.”...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
AUSTIN – Texas remains vigilant in monitoring and testing for chronic wasting disease, with no reported spread beyond existing containment zones over the last 12 months. However, the discovery of CWD in a free-ranging whitetail near the perimeter of the disease...
