Posted by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | News, Planning and Development, Transportation Planning
As a society, we often can’t see ourselves in the villains of our history books. Back then was a less enlightened era, we tell ourselves: a more prejudiced one, a more shortsighted or naïve one. The things they did we would surely never do today, because...
Posted by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Drought, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
This past week, California declared a statewide drought emergency. It follows the first-ever federal shortage declaration on the Colorado River, triggering cuts to water supplies in the Southwest. The Colorado is the lifeblood of the region. It waters some of the...
Posted by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Community, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
We highly recommend this nuanced take on recent federal infrastructure funding outlined in the article below from Small Towns. While having additional federal infrastructure funding is crucial to the continued success of our changing communities, we also recognize...
Posted by admin | Nov 9, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Wildlife
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted a new chronic wasting disease management rule package Thursday, regulations mostly geared toward the state’s deer breeding industry. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff believe the update was necessary because the...
Posted by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
Things were not looking good for Texas’ white-tailed deer population in January with the U.S. Drought Monitor showing more than 90 percent of the state experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions. Then came winter storm Uri in February with freezing...