Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 16, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
Editorial by Ben Eldredge, Cibolo Center for Conservation As the new State of the Hill Country Report illustrates, the Hill Country population has increased by 50% since 1990, with most of this growth occurring along the I-35 corridor. The fastest growing counties are...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 16, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, News, Planning and Development
For immediate release March 15, 2022 The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) is following the Proposed Air Quality permit application filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) seeking authorization to construct and operate a...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 14, 2022 | Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
On the west side of Camp Bullis, at the edge of the Dominion neighborhood, Rustin Tabor pulls his truck to the side of a winding road and walks a few feet into the wooded area that lines it. Farther in, stretched across the dirt, is an entrance to a cave — a karst...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 11, 2022 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
The Hill Country has exploded over the past 20 years, growing by 50 percent to over 3.8 million people in the 18-county area north of San Antonio.That number is projected to increase another 35 percent in the next two decades. But all of that growth comes with a...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 8, 2022 | Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
Booming population growth, coupled with changing climate patterns, unslakable groundwater thirst and political challenges, leave the Texas Hill Country newly vulnerable. What they’re saying: “The Hill Country’s breathtaking vistas, natural spaces,...
Posted by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Governor Abbott and Texas legislators should capitalize on the latest guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency and secure over $2 billion in allocated federal funds in order to transform the state’s fragile water infrastructure. “Texas’ water infrastructure...