by admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
A few weeks ago, construction on the Mopac Expressway near Slaughter Lane in Austin came to an abrupt halt when the workers encountered a larger than normal karst feature. Karst features are essentially holes in the limestone underneath our feet that channel water...
by admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
Decades ago, a generation of America’s wealthiest, raised on television shows like “Howdy Doody” and “The Lone Ranger,” headed west with dreams of owning some of the country’s most prestigious ranches. Now, as those John Wayne- loving baby boomers age out of the...
by admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Drought, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
You know you’re getting close to Harrold Witcher’s place when you pass the water tower in Carson, a community of 22 people in northeast Texas just south of the Oklahoma border. A mere 20 minutes from the Red River, this is a part of the state that’s predicated on...
by admin | Aug 23, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Public Lands
There are many statistical measures that show how productive the U.S. is. Its economy is the largest in the world and grew at a rate of 4.1 percent last quarter, its fastest pace since 2014. The unemployment rate is near the lowest mark in a half century. What can be...
by admin | Aug 23, 2019 | County Authority, Habitat Conservation Plans, Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Local opponents of the Permian Highway pipeline have taken a second major legal action to try to push the company developing the project into conducting a full and public environmental review. Hays County, Travis Audubon Society and several private plaintiffs filed a...
