by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
Texas Water Foundation is honored to announce the 6th recipient of the Texas Rainmaker Award – Dr. Robert Mace. The Award is given to leaders who have made exceptional contributions and long-lasting impact to promote sustainable water policies in Texas. On May 7,...
by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
Hays County, the city of Kyle and a coalition of Hill Country landowners have filed a lawsuit to fight the route of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline and challenge how the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry allows companies to...
by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
Corporate entities that take property with eminent domain authority often claim the system is working. It does. For them. Corporations with this powerful, often abused, tool are not required to follow the same rules of transparency that a government must observe. They...
by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
With the state’s ever-increasing infrastructure needs, Texas farmers and ranchers are bracing for the likelihood of pipelines, transmission lines andrailways cutting through their fields and pastures. But some say it’s unfair to allow private companies or other...
by admin | Apr 18, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
In a state where the population continues to rapidly swell, the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth region remains a fundamental source for those gains. Adding 131,767 residents from 2017 to 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area gained more residents than any other...
by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development
HOUSTON — President Trump signed two executive orders on Wednesday that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and transport of oil and natural gas between states and across international borders. The actions are...
