Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 8, 2022 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Governor Abbott and Texas legislators should capitalize on the latest guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency and secure over $2 billion in allocated federal funds in order to transform the state’s fragile water infrastructure. “Texas’ water infrastructure...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 7, 2022 | Community, County Authority, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A first-of-its-kind report on the growth and environmental health of the Texas Hill Country cites the San Antonio Edwards Aquifer Protection Program as a shining example of conservation efforts in Texas, and is urging other Texas cities to follow suit. Produced by the...
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 Leah Cuddeback | Feb 28, 2022 | HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — Booming population growth and sprawling development, groundwater depletion, changing climate patterns, extreme droughts and floods, and a unique set of policy challenges threaten the natural resources that define the Hill County...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Feb 21, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
February 15, 2021, will forever be etched into our memory. At the height of the climate disaster that struck our state a year ago, over 13 million Texans lost access to clean drinking water. That is approximately half of the state’s population and also includes many...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Feb 21, 2022 | Community, Ecosystem Services, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
If you’re watching this latest episode of “Solutionaries,” the newest from our solutions journalism-based digital show, then you’re already well aware that the topic is climate change, and everything environmentally related. You might be wondering, “How sustainable...
