Posted by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
All year long as Earth revolves around the sun, it passes through streams of cosmic debris. The resulting meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you might be able to catch a glimpse. The next shower you might be able to see is...
Posted by admin | Aug 9, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
Blanco County, TX – Hill Country landowner Matthew Walsh is breathing easier today after a three-panel special commission of real estate professionals ordered pipeline developer Kinder Morgan to pay damages to his land in the amount of $233,500. This award comes...
Posted by admin | Aug 5, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources, Wildlife
The golden-cheeked warbler, an endangered songbird native to Central Texas, always seems to be flitting around controversy. It proved to be a roadblock derailing the Texas Department of Transportation’s plans to build a toll road in 2016. Prominent politicians in...
Posted by admin | Jul 30, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
Parks around the State of Texas could start receiving some extra money in the fall. In 1993, legislation was passed in order to more adequately fund the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Up to 94 percent of all of the taxes collected from the purchase of sporting...
Posted by admin | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Apache Corp. gifted $257,000 to the University of Texas’ McDonald Observatory to help with the prevention of light pollution in dark West Texas skies – which are often used for research. The funds will hire additional staff to create resources for the dark skies...
Posted by admin | Jul 23, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has sued an Austin suburb over the passage of an ordinance that the company alleges aims to keep a proposed natural gas pipeline out of town, disrupting a project already registered with state regulators. In a 22-page lawsuit...