by Leah Cuddeback | May 16, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Quality
A hypnotic maze of subdivisions stretches along Anderson Mill Road as you drive north out of Austin. Then, just before you reach downtown Cedar Park, towering mounds of loose rock rise like ashes from a giant cigarette. Throughout the Texas Hill Country, this sort of...
by Leah Cuddeback | May 5, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
About a year ago, I was kayaking down the Llano River, about 80 miles west of Austin, Texas. It’s spring-fed and runs through the countryside, representative of the state’s beauty. I was paddling a usually serene route when I noticed the water becoming shallow and the...
by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 25, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Uncategorized, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Editorial by Vanessa Puig-Williams, Environmental Defense Fund What makes the Texas Hill Country unique? In my mind, it comes down to one thing: groundwater. It is impossible to overstate the importance of groundwater to this precious region, because without it, the...
by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 20, 2022 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Uncategorized, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
UPDATE – June 7, 2022 It is with a heavy heart we share news of the passing of Sky Lewey, conservationist, mother, and Nueces River champion on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Sky dedicated her life, work, and passion to protecting Texas’s rivers and touched the...
by Leah Cuddeback | Apr 11, 2022 | Community, Groundwater Resources, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Uncategorized, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Editorial by Jennifer Walker, National Wildlife Federation Water is an integral part of the Hill Country fabric, and it is embodied in the rivers and springs that make this region special. It is also the single most limiting factor in the Hill Country. The region’s...
by admin | Apr 4, 2022 | County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning
The standard approach for engineering projects is well-established. A team of technical experts determines that a project needs to happen. They get whatever authorization they need to move forward in evaluating options. They put together options, most frequently three... 
