A panel of experts will discuss possible workarounds to promote “civilized and rational” growth in Comal County, one of the fastest growing areas in the United States, at noon Wednesday at Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 S. Access Rd. To join the
An ongoing legal battle to prevent the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates from turning a former Comal County ranch at FM 3009 and State Highway 46 into a 1,500-acre limestone quarry returns to Texas Third Court of Appeals. A coalition of
Development in unincorporated Comal County continues as commissioners are expected to approve a request to replat or subdivide a five–acre lot in front of Tye Preston Memorial Library (TPML) into four smaller lots. The agenda item is up for consideration at Thursday’s
Are you concerned about unpleasant surprises like huge rock quarries or multi-acre gas stations showing up near your neighborhood? Comal County commissioners have limited authority over what gets built in unincorporated areas. Pct. 4 Commissioner Jen Crownover, Comal County Conservation Alliance President
In what some Comal County residents are calling a “slap in the face,” Texas’ Third District Court of Appeals in Austin on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to strip Alabama-based Vulcan Materials of the permit it needs to turn the former
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will livestream a Pristine Streams Stakeholder Meeting from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. To review the meeting agenda click here. To watch the meeting on YouTube click here. The Blanco River Watershed and Upper Guadalupe River
A Houston-based developer plans to turn 294 acres near Startzville into a master-planned community focusing on wellness and healthcare. Called Watercolours, the property borders FM 2722 and FM 2673 with an official address of 7200 FM 2722. The entrance will be located
by Milann Guckian President, nonprofit Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Volunteering to help protect our Hill Country is not the post-retirement job I asked for—but one I felt I must undertake. Born in Lockhart, my family’s roots are embedded here in the
by Brendan Gibbons, Assistant Manager Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance 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