by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Drought, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
The Pecos river runs from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico through New Mexico and Texas and eventually into the Rio Grande River at the Texas-Mexico border near Del Rio, Texas. In 1949, Texas and New Mexico signed the Pecos River Compact, and...
by admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
A group of Texas environmental groups say the federal Environmental Protection Agency looked the other way when Texas didn’t require tough enough rules on air pollution for several refineries, gas plants and chemical plants. The Environmental Integrity Project, along...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Planning, Water Quality
The Bandera Canyonlands Alliance (BCA) is urging local residents in Bandera and Uvalde counties to be aware of a precedent-setting permit application that would put pristine area waterways at risk. The Colorado-based Young Life organization is asking the Texas...
by admin | Jan 2, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty
The Texas landscape is changing, and not always for the better. Increasing population and expanding development are destroying native habitat, reducing access to clean and plentiful water, and threatening agricultural production. Between 1997 and 2017, over 2.2...
by admin | Jan 2, 2021 | Aggregate Production Operations, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Regional Planning
In the next step of the redevelopment of Lime Creek Quarry, Cedar Park has authorized a resolution for an end of mining plan. The quarry is operated by Ranger Excavating, whose operation lease ends June 30, 2023. Blasting at the site will end in 2021, Assistant City...
