by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 27, 2023 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Water is shaping up to be a priority during the 88th Legislature. Texas weathered its fourth-most intense drought on record last year and entered 2023 with half the state still in drought. Spurred by this precarious situation, a group of House lawmakers recently... by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 10, 2023 | Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
The Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Partnership (CBSL) has received a $5.1 million award from the US Department of Defense (DOD) to protect groundwater supplies in the Texas Hill Country. Funds from DOD’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Challenge... by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 8, 2023 | Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Despite the recent rain across the region, the Guadalupe River and a popular watering hole are in a sorry state. January usually sees 2 inches of rainfall in the San Antonio area. But it hasn’t even been close this year. The region has received just 0.47 inches of... by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 8, 2023 | Community, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Environmental Protection Agency says an informal investigation is underway after more than two dozen environmental advocacy groups submitted a petition against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The petition alleges that state regulators are not doing... by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 8, 2023 | Community, News, Transportation Planning
The Texas Department of Transportation released the environmental impact statement (EIS) draft for its proposed Interstate 35 Capital Express Central project. The draft provides Central Texans their first look at how many residences and businesses could be impacted by... by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 8, 2023 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, News
Heat-related deaths in Texas last year reached a new high for this century amid a sharp rise in migrant deaths and soaring temperatures enhanced by climate change, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of state data going back to 1999. In 2022, Texas saw its...
