Hill Country Alliance Limited Edition Design – Meet the Artist: Olivia Gray
This spring, the Hill Country Alliance is proud to announce the release of a limited edition Hill Country creation, designed by local artist Olivia Gray. Olivia Gray resides in Wimberley and is a junior at Southwestern University in Georgetown. She... Read more →
Hays County OKs Cape’s Dam Agreement
The Hays County Commissioners Court approved an interlocal agreement and memorandum of understanding with the City of San Marcos regarding the Cape’s Dam Complex. The approved MOU provides a framework for collaboration and cost-sharing in regard to the proposed rehabilitation... Read more →
Austin plans new tactic against dog-killing algae: Starve it out
Up until a few years ago, Austinites didn’t much worry about poisonous blue-green algae sickening them and killing their dogs. Then in 2018, flooding upstream of Austin sent massive amounts of runoff down the Colorado River and into area lakes.... Read more →
Barton Creek Habitat Preserve conservation to continue ‘in perpetuity’ following Austin acquisition
A 10-0 vote by Austin City Council on June 3 ensured the permanent preservation nearly 4,100 acres of land home to one of the area’s unique wildlife habitats and key sources of drinking water. Council via consent June 3 approved... Read more →
San Antonio, Hill Country Drought Officially Over
The National Weather Service reports all of Bexar and surrounding counties and the Hill Country are no longer in drought conditions as of the end of May. Forecasters said drought conditions started spreading west to east into Bexar County in... Read more →
Solutions to Blanco wastewater discharge seeing new light
The impact of the election May 1 on Blanco citizens and their Wimberley Valley neighbors downstream along the Blanco River was immediately apparent at the city’s May 11 council meeting under new mayor Rachel Lumpee, joined by new council member... Read more →
SAWS board gets briefing on sewage line options for development near protected land
A San Antonio Water System plan to avoid routing sewage lines across environmentally sensitive land is not only less controversial than the original proposal but also less expensive, according to SAWS officials. The utility’s board received the briefing Tuesday on... Read more →
New Braunfels one step closer to hike-and-bike trail
New Braunfels is one step closer to a new hike-and-bike trail. On May 20, the New Braunfels Economic Development Board approved a $375,000 deal with San Antonio-based engineering firm Bain Medina Bain to finalize design on a portion of the... Read more →
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