by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Community, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Stewardship, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Uncategorized, Water Resources
SAN ANTONIO – If you’re a regular KSAT 12 viewer, you’ve seen it before – our Weather Authority team reporting on the Edwards Aquifer’s water levels. The aquifer is the primary source of water for millions of us around South Central Texas and the Hill...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Chris Hill peered through the lens of the telescope in his backyard one cold night, looking into the sea of stars and galaxies that pepper the night sky like grains of sand. He walked to a pair of computers nearby and pressed a few buttons. A picture came into focus:...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
The Lyndon B. Johnson National Park, a historical park and ranch in Texas, received praise for its stunning Hill Country night skies by earning an International Dark Sky Park certification. The award recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Community, County Authority, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
The city of Bee Cave will apply to become a Dark Sky Community, a move that would further efforts to preserve the night sky in the Hill Country region by placing restrictions on lights inside city limits. To become a Dark Sky Community, cities must apply through the...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | HCA in the News, News, Scenic Beauty
The Texas Hill Country is a unique region filled with diverse wildlife, clear springs, sprawling rural landscapes, historic towns, and some of the starriest night skies in the country. With a rapidly growing population and increasing development coming into the...
by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | HCA in the News, News, Scenic Beauty
This past year has continued to challenge us as a region, a state, and a country in ways that no one could have anticipated, from once-in-a-lifetime snowstorms to an unusually rainy summer. Through it all the Texas Hill Country has given us a steady stream of comfort,...
