by admin | May 8, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed against a project to move natural gas from the Permian Basin of West Texas to the Gulf Coast. Citing various technicalities, lawyers representing the pipeline company filed a motion...
by admin | May 8, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
AUSTIN, Texas – Hill Country Conservancy (HCC), the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network and 18 partner organizations today announced Applications of Eligibility are now being accepted from farmers, ranchers and wildlife managers to take part in the $5.15 million...
by admin | May 8, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas State Representative recently laid out a House Bill that aims to protect clean air and clean water by making sure companies pay for environmental violations. The bill cited a KXAN investigation that found TCEQ had offered discounts on many...
by admin | May 8, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
The state’s biggest industry finds itself in an unusual position: facing landowner-friendly reforms at the Texas Legislature. On the day of the explosion, Randy Zgabay’s grandmother kept him inside. His grandfather would usually hold Randy, who was only eighteen...
by admin | May 6, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
In 1846 when Comal County was founded with an area of 575 square miles, it had a population of 1,700. The U.S. Census Bureau has estimated the 2018 population to be 148,373, a 37% increase over the last eight years. Or, as the Herald-Zeitung’s April 20 editorial...
