by Leah Cuddeback | May 13, 2024 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) has filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) over practices employed by Aqua Texas, the association announced Wednesday. TESPA claims the company serves its customers with an... by Leah Cuddeback | May 12, 2024 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Linked Stories, News, Water Conservation, Water Resources
Under a new conservation easement, held by the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy, Moore and Dischinger have guaranteed that the land will remain as it is in perpetuity, preventing it from being turned into more suburban sprawl. The agreement also protects vital acres on the... by Leah Cuddeback | May 7, 2024 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
According to cybersecurity experts, Texas is in the crosshairs of attempts by hackers trying to attack critical infrastructure. And it’s happening in unexpected places, like the tiny town of Muleshoe, Texas, where the water system overflowed in January after a hacker... by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 17, 2024 | Legislature and Regulation, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A Travis County District Court Judge ruled in favor of the National Wildlife Federation, reversing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s decision to issue a water rights permit to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (“GBRA”). The permit would have allowed... by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 17, 2024 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Linked Stories, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning
What began more than a year ago as an initiative to secure grant funding for Comal County sports fields culminated Thursday in a lengthy — and at times heated — discussion among commissioners and residents about the role of government, property rights, and natural... by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 9, 2024 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Linked Stories, News, Night Skies
Once the eclipse has come and gone, you might be tempted to throw out your viewing glasses. The next total solar eclipse in Central Texas won’t be for at least 300 more years. But that doesn’t mean eclipses won’t happen elsewhere in the world. Read more from Luz...
