by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Quality, Water Resources
A new proposal from the state’s environmental agency would make it easier for community members who don’t speak English to participate in the public permitting process for refineries, chemical plants and other industrial facilities. The proposed rule follows a...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources
Gaylord Nelson, the former Wisconsin Governor and founder of Earth Day, had a particularly salient quote that interestingly enough didn’t reference the environment. He said, “The ultimate test of a person’s conscience may be the willingness to sacrifice...
by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
A Dallas entrepreneur says he plans to build what he’s calling an environmentally friendly development on 1,400 acres in the Texas Hill Country, with an aim toward preserving much of the land for future generations. The development, called Mirasol Springs, is being...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Episode Notes In this episode, Leslie Bobby of Southern Regional Extension Forestry talks to Frank Davis and Commissioner Lon Shell, important water management players in Texas’s Hill Country region, an area marked by considerable growth and development in...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Special Districts, Water Planning, Water Resources
A bill in the Texas legislature that would give county governments more authority to protect water sources in the Hill Country has not made it past the committee hurdle. House Bill 3883, authored by State Rep. Kyle Biedermann, failed to secure enough votes to pass...
by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Water Board will invest $4.5 million a year for nature-based infrastructure The Texas House gave final approval today to legislation to fund rain gardens, green roofs, constructed wetlands and other “nature-based” strategies for reducing water pollution, flooding and...
