by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Here’s something we don’t get to say very often: It’s been a promising month for water in the Hill Country. With record sprawl pushing ever westward from I-35 and climate change threatening an age of Texan megadroughts, the water future of the Hill Country has looked...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | HCA in the News, News, Scenic Beauty
The Texas Hill Country is a unique region filled with diverse wildlife, clear springs, sprawling rural landscapes, historic towns, and some of the starriest night skies in the country. With a rapidly growing population and increasing development coming into the...
by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A ticking time bomb lies at the bottom of the Llano River, near a small town called Junction. In 2018, major flooding across the watershed overwhelmed the region’s water infrastructure as high waters brought with them silt, dirt and debris. Nearly three years later,...
by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | HCA in the News, News, Scenic Beauty
This past year has continued to challenge us as a region, a state, and a country in ways that no one could have anticipated, from once-in-a-lifetime snowstorms to an unusually rainy summer. Through it all the Texas Hill Country has given us a steady stream of comfort,...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
At a recent City Council meeting, the Council proclaimed October as Hill Country Night Sky Month in Dripping Springs. Dripping Springs joins The Hill Country Alliance (HCA) and many other communities in our area that are dedicated to the preservation of the region’s...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Across the more remote pockets of Hill Country, several communities are looking to attract tourism dollars and increase the quality of life for residents by utilizing a precious, shrinking natural resource—darkness—or rather, the absence of artificial light. With the...