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... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 12, 2023 | Hill Country Tourism, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development
The path of totality. That’s where you’ll want to be on April 8, 2024, to take advantage of the last opportunity for decades to see a total solar eclipse over the contiguous United States. The path, which will be about 115 miles (185 kilometers) wide, will make its... by Leah Cuddeback | Jun 1, 2023 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Lone Star State’s drinking water infrastructure barely received a passing grade in a 2021 report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, a low mark for the nation’s second-most-populous state with a reputation for bravado. The multibillion-dollar situation... by Leah Cuddeback | May 22, 2023 | Drought, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Karen Bruett has called Lake Travis home since 1999. “This lake is more than a play thing,” Bruett said, of the body of water just northwest of Austin. “This lake is actually our drinking water. We have that visceral experience of turning on our tap and knowing that... by Leah Cuddeback | May 22, 2023 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A new fund to jumpstart massive water supply projects and fix aging water infrastructure across the state would be created under legislation that received approval from the Texas House on Wednesday, in a vote of 136-8. The fund could get between $1 billion and $3... by Leah Cuddeback | May 16, 2023 | Community, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
As many as 300 people packed into a ballroom of a DoubleTree hotel on the city’s Northwest Side for a public hearing to voice their opposition to the construction of a wastewater plant that would dump millions of gallons of treated effluent into Helotes Creek....
