Posted by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | News, Water Planning, Water Resources
It might be difficult to imagine a lack of water after all of the recent rain and flooding, but we know from history that there is one thing we can always count on in Texas: there will be another drought. During times of drought, supplies are already stretched razor...
Posted by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | Land Stewardship, News, Wildlife
Exotic deer were brought into the Texas Hill County in the 1930s. Exotic numbers began to increase rapidly in the 1950’s, with the birth of the hunting industry. Exotic surveys by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department began in the 1960’s. At that time, there were 13...
Posted by admin | Jan 18, 2019 | Director's Notes, News
Thank you to board members past and present, friends, and supporters who joined us to toast the New Year in San Antonio! Dear Hill Country Neighbors, It is a privilege to serve as the new Board President of the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) and to work with my fellow...
Posted by admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development
Pipeline companies in Texas and other states have long had the power to take land under the eminent domain principle that projects to transport energy to heat homes, generate electricity and produce fuels are in the public interest. But what if the public is in...
Posted by admin | Jan 16, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
If you want to cook up a battle over private property rights in Texas, here’s the recipe: Take a handful of sprawling cities and growing populations that are expanding into once-rural areas, add a booming oil and gas industry with a desperate need for new pipelines to...
Posted by admin | Jan 14, 2019 | News
Citing Austin’s aggressive environmental goals, which include making municipal operations carbon neutral by 2020, Bloomberg Philanthropies on Friday announced that the Texas capital has won a national climate change challenge. The honor means Austin will join a...
