by admin | May 27, 2022 | Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, Night Skies, Public Lands, Riparian Management, Scenic Beauty, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
I’ve lived in the Hill Country for five years now, yet I’m still finding new reasons to admire its grandeur on a regular basis. I love that my kids get to grow up in such a beautiful, wild landscape, and I hope their kids will have the same opportunity. As Central... by admin | May 27, 2022 | Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development
Just after 7 p.m. on May 3, a tall, bearded man in a white Stetson strolled up to the microphone positioned in front of Kyle City Council and spilled his guts about Elon Musk and his Boring Company’s forays into Texas. On that day, the company wished to get a...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 24, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, Landowner Alliances, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) has sent the attached Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue Far South Mining LLC to stop the proposed quarry and rock crushing plant on the Needmore Ranch between Wimberley and San Marcos in Hays County, TX. The legal...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 16, 2022 | Community, County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Ecosystem Services, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Uncategorized, Water Planning, Water Resources
Editorial by Commissioner Lon Shell, Hays County As our population surges, will the Hill Country retain its character? I believe it can, however it is a challenge that will require unique and creative approaches to balance that growth with preservation of the very...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 16, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Quality
A hypnotic maze of subdivisions stretches along Anderson Mill Road as you drive north out of Austin. Then, just before you reach downtown Cedar Park, towering mounds of loose rock rise like ashes from a giant cigarette. Throughout the Texas Hill Country, this sort of...
