by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | HCA in the News, News, Scenic Beauty
This past year has continued to challenge us as a region, a state, and a country in ways that no one could have anticipated, from once-in-a-lifetime snowstorms to an unusually rainy summer. Through it all the Texas Hill Country has given us a steady stream of comfort,...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development
Developers hope to add a crown jewel to the Austin area’s already bustling live music scene: a 20,000-seat amphitheater at the center of a 71-acre entertainment and residential project near Bee Cave. International Development Management Co. aims to open the...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed placing six Texas freshwater mussels on the endangered species list and designating nearly 2,000 miles of Texas rivers as critical habitat for them. The Guadalupe River Basin — one of four river basins highlighted by the...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Community, News, Uncategorized
Longtime Fischer resident and San Antonio native Jensie Simms Madden, 74, a “founding sister” of the Comal County Conservation Alliance whose fierce advocacy extended to many other prominent environmental organizations in Comal County, died unexpectedly on Sept. 24...
by admin | Oct 13, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources, Wildlife
A tiny, rare fish found only in a small section of the San Marcos River has gone the way of the dodo. The extinction of the San Marcos gambusia affirms the fears of scientists and environmentalists that mounting development and rapid population growth in Hays County...
