by admin | Feb 1, 2019 | Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Public Lands
AUSTIN – At a press conference at the Texas Capitol, State Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and State Representative John Cyrier (R-Lockhart) today announced that they have filed companion legislation (SB 526 and HB 1214) to constitutionally dedicate revenue from...
by admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Resources
The waste product from desalination is growing too large to ignore, argues a paper from a United Nations think tank that provides the first estimate of global brine production from desalination. Producing fresh water in the driest parts of the world by removing the...
by admin | Jan 29, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
For the last several years, scientists have warned of the sinking ground beneath cities along the Gulf Coast. Known as subsidence, it’s a strange phenomenon that gradually deflates the surface of the ground as groundwater is pumped from beneath. The threat has been...
by admin | Jan 29, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Special Districts, Water Planning, Water Resources
Milan Michalec, president of the board of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, will address Boerne’s City Council on Tuesday night to question the propriety of WCID No. 3. Michalec describes shortfalls in the process as “egregious” and “secretive,” and...
by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | County Authority, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court voted on Thursday to deny a permit for Float Fest, just days after a study commissioned by organizers of the annual music festival showed it generated $12.3 million in total economic impact last year. Without a permit, which is...
