by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Billboards, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
The state of Texas has drawn a line in the sky that limits the height of billboards along our highways. Unfortunately, many billboard owners have ignored it. A significant number of the billboards across our state, which are regulated by the Texas Department of...
by admin | Apr 7, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Texas Water Symposium, Water Planning, Water Resources
This edition of the Texas Water Symposium features lawmakers and analysts looking at current and proposed legislation that will affect water resources and property rights in Texas. Topics addressed include the Kinder Morgan pipeline project, flooding, water well...
by admin | Apr 4, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
BURNET — With a stern admonishment to the Texas attorney general’s office, state District Judge Evan Stubbs ruled Wednesday for the newly incorporated city of Double Horn in a lawsuit that challenged the validity of the city’s status. “Your motion for summary...
by admin | Apr 2, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development
Corporate entities that use eminent domain authority to take property often claim the system is working. It does — but only for them. Corporations with this powerful, often abused tool do not have to respect the same rules of transparency that government agencies must...
by admin | Apr 2, 2019 | Aggregate Production Operations, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
Two bills introduced to the Texas legislature earlier this month by Canyon Lake’s House Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-73) could strengthen the state’s regulatory authority over mining operations like Vulcan Materials’ proposed rock quarry at Highway 46 and FM 3009. One of...
by admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Aggregate Production Operations, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Austin, TX — State Representative Erin Zwiener filed four bills to address concerns from House District 45 residents regarding the proliferating aggregate industry. Aggregate operators include concrete batch plants, gravel pits, and stone crushers. With a rapidly...
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