The mission of the Hill Country Alliance is to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to preserve the open spaces, starry night skies, clean and abundant waters, and unique character of the Texas Hill Country.
Our Work
Land
The Texas Hill Country region covers over 11 million acres in 17 counties of mostly privately held land.
Water
Thirteen Texas rivers begin in the Hill Country and provide water for millions of downstream neighbors.
Night Sky
The Hill Country sits on the edge of night and as development pushes westward, we are losing our view of the night sky.
Community
90% of Hill Country lands are in unincorporated areas where there is little authority to plan for growth.
Collaboration
HCA serves as the backbone organization and fiscal sponsor of the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network.
Latest News
U.S. News & World Report names Austin best place to live in U.S.
A report confirms what many already know: Austin is the best place to live in the U.S., knocking Denver from the top spot in 2017. U.S. News & World Report surveyed people nationwide to find out what they consider important in a hometown. They then took those...
Rainwater Harvesting Tax Break Bill Filed in Austin
State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) has introduced a bill that could offer a tax break to homeowners with rainwater harvesting systems. The bill, HB 1334, allows the governing body of a taxing unit to exempt from taxation the portion of appraised value of a...
Austin approves review of Dripping Springs permit
Preliminary findings from Austin’s evaluation of Dripping Springs’ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) draft permit shows the city “meets the criteria” for its beneficial reuse program. The city of Austin evaluated “potential impacts on the qualify of...
Astronomers Encourage Cities to Shield Outdoor Lighting
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way -- that iconic stream of stars coursing across the night sky -- cannot be seen by one-third of humanity and 80 percent of Americans. As the artificial glow from towns and cities increases every year, and starry nights become unfamiliar...
Chronic wasting disease found for first time in wild Texas white-tail deer
State wildlife officials are restricting the transport of live and dead white-tailed deer and requiring sampling of carcasses after the discovery of a fatal disease in a free-ranging deer this week. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Tuesday identified chronic...
TWDB approves $1,961,821 to City Of San Marcos for flood mitigation project
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $1,961,821 consisting of a $1,000,000 loan and $961,821 in loan forgiveness, from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to the City of San Marcos (Hays County)....
Texas Water Symposium planned for February 23 in San Marcos: Watershed Protection Plans: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Waterways at a Community Scale
The third Texas Water Symposium of the 2016-2017 season has been set for 7pm on Thursday, February 23rd at Texas State University Student Center LBJ Teaching Theater in San Marcos, Texas. The Texas Water Symposium is free and open to the public. With the population of...
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