Posted by admin | Jun 30, 2015 | Billboards, News, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
Scenic Texas, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the visual character of Texas, announced the formation of its newest chapter, Scenic Hill Country, bringing the total number of state chapters to eight. The Scenic Hill Country Chapter will...
Posted by admin | Sep 30, 2014 | Billboards, News
The Highway Beautification Act will be 50 years old next year. As envisioned by Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, it was supposed to protect the natural landscape from billboards. Ever since its passage, scenic activists and billboard companies have been at war over the...
Posted by admin | Aug 26, 2014 | Billboards, News
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has withdrawn its June 2014 proposed rule change that would have allowed billboards along federal highways to be taller. After receiving public comments from more than 900 Texans and 15 organizations in opposition to...
Posted by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Billboards, News
Billboards designed to get people’s attention could be getting taller. In a proposal the Texas Department of Transportation has rolled out, drivers on interstates, major roadways and rural areas could see signs as high as 65 feet tall. “It may seem like a small thing...
Posted by admin | Jun 19, 2014 | Billboards, County Authority, News
“There [are] two big areas that are going to be impacted, all areas that are outside of cities because counties don’t have any regulatory authority over signage… and cities who have not adopted a height regulation,” Lloyd said. “There are many cities in...
Posted by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Billboards, News
Scenic America has just released a handy 4-page reference guide to basic facts and figures about billboards. Download the PDF here. Learn more about scenic issues and billboard in the Hill Country here.
