Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jul 19, 2023 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Facing a two-lane highway about 13 miles west of New Braunfels, a 546-acre ranch hugging the west fork of Dry Comal Creek has caused a stir in the community. Behind a small gate, hills dotted with live oaks and a few freely roaming horses can be seen. But neighbors...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 21, 2023 | Aggregate Production Operations, News, Planning and Development
“There is plenty of sand on land. They don’t have to ruin our lakes for this,” Ortiz [of TRAM Texas] said. “We’ve got to stop it right here, we’ve got to stop it right now, or we’ll live to regret it.” Click here to read...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 14, 2023 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News
Communities statewide have demanded that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strengthen environmental regulations for concrete batch plants, which combine raw materials such as sand, water and cement to make concrete. Residents who live near the plants have...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | May 30, 2023 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Regional Planning, Uncategorized
In Texas Hill Country, where there had been an acrimonious relationship between aggregate producers and local residents, the two groups came together – along with local government officials and business people – to develop a voluntary best management practice (BMP)...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 13, 2023 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development
Residents of Garden Ridge — a town of about 4,000 just across the Comal County line from Bexar County — say they are concerned the plant would lead to increased dust and traffic, as well as the proposed site’s proximity to homes, a church and a preschool. Batch plants...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Dec 1, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Comal County community members are contesting an air quality permit for a proposed 1,500-acre limestone quarry between New Braunfels and Bulverde, arguing that the quarry is harmful for human health and welfare. Environmental organizations in Hill Country requested a...
