by admin | Sep 9, 2015 | News, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
They first started appearing in West Texas, where the wind howls through oil rigs. Then it was the Panhandle, and small towns along Interstate 20, like Sweetwater, where cattle farms have given way to giant, white spinning blades. Now the wind turbines are getting...
by admin | Sep 6, 2015 | News, Transportation Planning
“A key area for improving connections, he said, is transportation. Raising the opportunity to finally plan and build commuter rail service between the two cities with stops all along the way, Adler said, “Austin is ready to have those data-driven conversations....
by admin | Sep 6, 2015 | News, Water Quality
TCEQ recently approved a plan by the Johnson Ranch subdivision in Comal County to dump approximately 350,000 gallons per day of treated sewage effluent on their neighbors’ land. Neighboring families have spent the last year and hundreds of thousands of dollars...
by admin | Sep 2, 2015 | News, Water Quality
In the 65 years that Tommy Calvert has grown hay and raised cattle in Denton County, he’s never applied for a federal permit. But with a new national clean water rule in effect, he’s not sure if it’s something he needs to think about. After heavy rains,...
by admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
A four-part series by Brent Evans: Kendall County’s tradition of protecting natural resources has a long history of gradual recognition of needs and spirited citizen action. Brent traces the history of local conservation efforts up to the present, and encourage both...
by admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
HCA and the Our Desired Future project have made it easy for you to voice your “desired future” for groundwater management and the springs and streams that are sustained by healthy aquifers. Read the stories, watch the videos, use the maps to find your groundwater...
