Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 24, 2023 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
When it comes to shifting our region towards more fiscally and environmentally responsible development patterns, Hill Country communities benefit from banding together with our neighbors east of I-35. Bastrop and Taylor, for example, have made great strides in...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 16, 2023 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A retiree in his 80s who has lived on two acres of land in Bulverde for 15 years is packing up and getting ready to walk away from his home. His water well, which once produced 7 1/2 gallons of water per minute from the Trinty Aquifer, is dry. He pays a water hauler...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 14, 2023 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Last month, business and community leaders from Sabinal and across the rural Hill Country gathered for a Rural Roundup Event in Sabinal focused on creating homegrown economic opportunities in Hill Country towns. The event was co-organized by the Hill Country Alliance...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Sep 13, 2023 | Community, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Strong Towns believes local government is the most direct and important form in shaping policies that affect our daily lives. We support anyone who steps up to devote their time and energy to their communities, and know that there are things you can do at all levels...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Sep 6, 2023 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Global warming has focused concern on land and sky as soaring temperatures intensify hurricanes, droughts and wildfires. But another climate crisis is unfolding, underfoot and out of view. Many of the aquifers that supply 90 percent of the nation’s water systems, and...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 16, 2023 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Almost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry. Last week, he tried to help one woman find a water truck to fill her home cistern. But all the hauling companies had suspended service amid a deepening shortage in Central...
