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Hill Country leaders discuss innovative water solutions
Hill Country leaders discussed opportunities for innovative water management at the recent Hill Country Leadership Institute meeting on June 20. The meeting took place at Wimberley’s Blue Hole Primary School, 15900 Winters Mill Parkway. During the meeting, over two...
San Antonio enters Stage 3 watering rules for the first time ever — here’s what it means
The San Antonio Water System officially entered Stage 3 watering restrictions for the first time in the utility’s 30-year history on Tuesday. Under the new watering rules ordinance, which was approved by the City Council last week, all SAWS customers — including those...
Local Hill Country leaders discuss opportunities for innovative water management
Wimberley, TX - With a growing population, increasing demand on water resources, and recurring drought conditions, community leaders from across the Hill Country are thinking hard about how to manage growth while protecting our water supply. That was the focus of the...
A ‘heat dome’ is back over Texas. Here’s what that means (and why it’s the worst).
A heat dome is a high-pressure system that, because physics, traps heat and keeps it there. That pressure system’s atmospheric energy is hard to bust up: The high pressure above is met with the rising heat below, which makes the system especially stubborn and...
Rural Roundup: Building community through art in Kerrville, Texas
On June 8, 2024, the Hill Country Alliance, Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service joined forces for a Rural Roundup in Kerrville, all about Building Community Through Art. This event brought out more than 60...
Texas farmers face mounting expenses as droughts worsen
The nonprofit Environmental Working Group, a longtime critic of the federal crop insurance program based in Washington, analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and showed that drought accounts for more crop insurance payouts than any other weather...
DROUGHT & DEMAND: Water conservation a focal point as new style of developments arrive in New Braunfels, Comal County
Hill Country Alliance program director Cliff Kaplan works across the region to promote responsible water use. “It’s kind of become a cliché to say that water is life, but of course, it’s true,” Kaplan said. “None of our communities can exist without water, and if...
Saved from sprawl: Deal on ranch in Comal County part of efforts to protect water for S.A.
Under a new conservation easement, held by the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy, Moore and Dischinger have guaranteed that the land will remain as it is in perpetuity, preventing it from being turned into more suburban sprawl. The agreement also protects vital acres on the...
Exclusive: Travis County reaches $90M deal for 1,500 acre wilderness park near Spicewood
The $90 million purchase, the largest amount for a buy in Travis County Parks’ history, was made possible by voters’ approval last November of a $276 million bond for parks and land acquisition, as well as the decision by Scott’s mother, Nadya Scott, to donate roughly...