by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, One Water, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
People in the Hill Country say they have fought for months to keep the pristine Sabinal River waters clean. Last May, the Young Life camp at LoneHollow Ranch applied for a permit that would have allowed them to discharge up to 60,000 gallons of wastewater a day into...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
The Travis County Commissioners Court passed a resolution Tuesday that will mandate county buildings to turn off all nonessential lights from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. during key migration periods for migrating songbirds. The Lights Off initiative will be in effect annually from...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, News
Travel + Leisure magazine has given its seal of approval to four Hill Country communities as being among eight of the best small towns in Texas. In a list published July 28, the magazine lauds Bandera, Dripping Springs, Johnson City, and Wimberley, offering vignettes...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
Green mats coat what once were clear, scenic creeks and rivers, the result of algae blooms that are frustrating those who live in the Texas Hill Country. Effluent is wastewater with its pollutants removed, also known as treated wastewater. When effluent is discharged...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Resources
On June 7, Texas governor Greg Abbott sat down at a desk in the state capitol and, flanked by a half-dozen lawmakers, put pen to paper for a ceremonial signing of the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. “As far as I know this is the first law of its kind by any...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, News
Sorry, Napa Valley. Apologies, Sonoma Valley. The Hill Country crushes both of those heavily hyped California destinations (like a grape) in a new ranking of the best wine regions. The Hill Country lands at No. 3 in the 2021 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards for...
