Posted by Ryan Ament | Oct 26, 2021 | HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A ticking time bomb lies at the bottom of the Llano River, near a small town called Junction. In 2018, major flooding across the watershed overwhelmed the region’s water infrastructure as high waters brought with them silt, dirt and debris. Nearly three years later,...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Oct 25, 2021 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
It’s a trend in Texas’ fastest-growing county: growing pains. The population of Dripping Springs, a bedroom community west of Austin in Hays County, boomed over 175 percent in the last six years to nearly 7,500 people, census figures show. Now it needs to upgrade...
Posted by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | HCA in the News, News, Scenic Beauty
This past year has continued to challenge us as a region, a state, and a country in ways that no one could have anticipated, from once-in-a-lifetime snowstorms to an unusually rainy summer. Through it all the Texas Hill Country has given us a steady stream of comfort,...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Oct 20, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development
Developers hope to add a crown jewel to the Austin area’s already bustling live music scene: a 20,000-seat amphitheater at the center of a 71-acre entertainment and residential project near Bee Cave. International Development Management Co. aims to open the...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Oct 20, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed placing six Texas freshwater mussels on the endangered species list and designating nearly 2,000 miles of Texas rivers as critical habitat for them. The Guadalupe River Basin — one of four river basins highlighted by the...
