by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 29, 2023 | News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Local environmental groups have raised concerns after a landowner filed a permit application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to dump 600,000 gallons of treated sewage a day into a creek that feeds into the Comal River. The application – which... by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 23, 2023 | Community, Conservation Easements, Economics of Sound Planning, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning
Over 1,000 acres of biodiverse habitat in the Texas Hill Country will be shielded from future development under a new conservation agreement that is part of a network of protected conservation lands. That network will be the state’s largest unbroken parcel of urban... by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 23, 2023 | Community, Drought, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Lewisville, at first glance, is a typical Texas suburb. Wedged in the northwest corner of the Dallas metroplex, the 113,000-person city encompasses a little triangle bordered by a six-lane state toll road and an interstate highway. A small downtown with shops and... by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 22, 2023 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
As Texas comes out of its 13th driest year on record, water and managing the state’s finite water supply is a pressing concern. A new book authored by Robert E. Mace, executive director for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University,... by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 17, 2023 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
Each year Texas loses nearly 250,000 acres of land to development. Rural work areas that form the wide open spaces that define Texas character are evaporating at an alarming rate. These lands are not only meant to be enjoyed by Texans, but they work every day to... by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 10, 2023 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Drought, Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Regional Planning, Texas Water Symposium, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
In 2022, San Antonio received only a third of its average annual rainfall. Kerrville received 12.38 inches, 60% below its normal average. Popular swimming holes from Jacobs Well in Wimberley to the Guadalupe River near Center Point dried up. The Pedernales, Llano...
