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RV park planned near Hamilton Pool worries some Austin-area neighbors

RV park planned near Hamilton Pool worries some Austin-area neighbors

by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | County Authority, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources

Just outside of Austin, where the Pedernales River winds lazily through the Hill Country before pouring into the Colorado, a series of parks and preserves showcase and protect large swaths of rugged Texas wilderness. The Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center harbors a...
SOAH Judge Rules in Favor of Quarry Opponents

SOAH Judge Rules in Favor of Quarry Opponents

by admin | Mar 8, 2019 | Aggregate Production Operations, County Authority, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development

An extremely vocal coalition of area ranchers, business people, ex-military personnel and retired professionals convinced Administrative Law Judge Rebecca Smith to grant them “affected-party” status at a March 6 hearing to determine who has the right to challenge a...
Quarry hearing scheduled for Wednesday

Quarry hearing scheduled for Wednesday

by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Aggregate Production Operations, County Authority, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development

Property owners and other stakeholders trying to keep Vulcan Construction Materials from developing a 1,500-acre open-pit limestone quarry at FM 3009 and SH-46 are expected to pack Comal County Commissioners Courtroom 9 a.m. Wednesday for a preliminary administrative...
Permit for popular Float Fest on San Marcos River denied

Permit for popular Float Fest on San Marcos River denied

by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | County Authority, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources

The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court voted on Thursday to deny a permit for Float Fest, just days after a study commissioned by organizers of the annual music festival showed it generated $12.3 million in total economic impact last year. Without a permit, which is...
Conley to resign from CAMPO

Conley to resign from CAMPO

by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | County Authority, News, Planning and Development

Will Conley, the current chair of Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO),announced he plans to resign. According to CAMPO, Conley will stay on as chair until the group can find his replacement. Conley was appointed to the CAMPO board by the Hays...

Dem stuns GOP for top county seat

by admin | Nov 7, 2018 | County Authority, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development

An underdog Democratic candidate stunned a former 14-year commissioner Tuesday to take the highest elected office in Hays County.  Ruben Becerra, a San Marcos business owner, defeated Will Conley by 2,649 votes, according to unofficial, final results. All results will...
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