Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 30, 2022 | Economics of Sound Planning, Ecosystem Services, Habitat Conservation Plans, HCA in the News, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
Deep in the heart of Texas, the traffic is backed up for almost a mile. It’s a jarring sight for long-time residents of the Hill Country, a rural oasis of scrubby green hills, crystalline water, and bright white limestone west of Austin and San Antonio. But it’s not...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 16, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
Editorial by Ben Eldredge, Cibolo Center for Conservation As the new State of the Hill Country Report illustrates, the Hill Country population has increased by 50% since 1990, with most of this growth occurring along the I-35 corridor. The fastest growing counties are...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 6, 2022 | County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, HCA in the News, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Planning, Water Resources
Gone are the days when the Texas Hill Country was just that — rolling hills as the backdrop to a country way of life, a relatively undeveloped and untouched region of the Lone Star State. Gone are the days when dark skies were actually dark, longhorns roamed in...
Posted by admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Resources
A new law requires landlords in Texas to inform prospective renters whether their properties are in flood plains. Jasper Scherer has been writing about this for the Houston Chronicle, where he covers state politics. Read more or listen to the interview from Jill Ament...
Posted by admin | Dec 26, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Diane and Chuck McClaferty live and work on a Dripping Springs ranch. It’s been in Chuck McClaferty’s family for 85 years. They raise beef cattle. They keep honeybees. And a proposed four-lane highway would run right through the middle of their land. Read more from...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Dec 2, 2021 | County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development
The city of Dripping Springs has extended its moratorium on new development until late February amid concerns about rapid growth and insufficient infrastructure. The small Hays County town, known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country,” enacted the moratorium on Nov. 18....