by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | News
Floodwaters frequently prompt family members and an armada of cowboys for hire to round up their cows and move them to higher ground. Historic flooding on the Brazos last summer made much of the ranch accessible only by boat for weeks. “You’d have to be crazy to want... by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | Linked Stories
Senator José Menéndez, Representative Donna Howard, and Representative Tracy O. King have filed bills that many believe are needed to protect the quality of water in the Edwards Aquifer. S.B. 1796 (Menéndez) / H.B. 3467 (Howard) state “The commission (Texas...
by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Conservation Easements, Land Stewardship, News
Colleen Schreiber | Livestock Weekly | Those attending the recent annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society heard from a diverse group of speakers about the value of conservation, the need to manage natural resources from an economic perspective,...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning
Though a bill has been filed by state Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) to create a groundwater conservation district in southwestern Travis County with the goal of monitoring and protecting the area’s supply of ground water, few stakeholders if any are satisfied with the...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning
The audio recording of the most recent Texas Water Symposium is now available on Texas Public Radio’s website, www.tpr.org. Experts in watershed protection planning convened on Thursday, February 24th at Texas State University in San Marcos to discuss the growing...
