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 | Jan 18, 2022 | County Authority, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
An unpopular new housing project slightly north of the Bexar-Kendall county line cleared a significant hurdle last month after Kendall County commissioners reluctantly approved a slew of variances. Titled Lily Ranch, the development at full build-out would comprise...
Posted by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
Hays County will be continuing countywide feral hog management efforts in 2022 after receiving a $7,500 grant from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Wildlife Services. The Hays County program will include a five-dollar bounty on feral hogs, one workshop, one...
Posted by admin | Jan 13, 2022 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Helotes Canyon northwest of San Antonio has seen its share of small-scale development, but the water in Helotes Creek still flows clear and plentiful as it makes its way downstream toward the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. But with developer Lennar Homes planning the...
Posted by admin | Jan 12, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Landowner Alliances, News, Planning and Development
The Lower Colorado River Authority has limited large-scale dredging on the Highland Lakes to four zones where industrial operators may remove, process, stockpile and resell sediment from the lake bottoms. Three are on Lake LBJ. A fourth is on Lake Buchanan. Read more...
