By Annalisa Peace Executive Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance When I first learned in 2004 that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) was investing in Hill Country real estate to fund Texas’ Permanent School Fund, I warned that no good would come
by Jerrie Champlin President, League of Women Voters of the Comal Area On Monday, Aug. 26, Women’s Equality Day commemorates the certification of the 19th Amendment recognizing women’s right to vote 104 years ago. It also serves as a day that recognizes
By Milann Guckian I am Milann Guckian, president of Preserve Our Hill Country Environment (PHCE) Foundation. It was in January 2022 that I last wrote about our ongoing battle with Vulcan Construction Materials and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ) regarding
by Azalia Rodriguez Defenders of Wildlife As the Texas Hill Country landscape continues to change, local wildlife is being pushed to its limits. Golden-cheeked Warbler populations are declining, indicator species in our waterways are disappearing, and migratory birds are being directed off
by The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association Friends of the watershed, as stewards of Jacob’s Well, we are compelled to keep you informed about the current status of Jacob’s Well Spring and the current conditions of our aquifers, creeks and rivers. Sadly, our
by Annalisa Peace Executive Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance You may recall that in February we alerted you about SB 471 by Senator Springer, one of the meanest bills we have ever seen. This bill directs the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality
by Jerrie Champlin President, League of Women Voters of Comal Area Several bills being considered by the current 88th Texas Legislature seek to usurp or interfere with local control in a number of areas including election administration. The proposed legislation would rewrite
by Annalisa Peace, Executive Director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance According to a recent report in the San Antonio Express News, the City of New Braunfels will be built out by 2035. Already, growth is leapfrogging out into the unincorporated areas
by Doug Leecock Canyon Lake Boat Ramps Community Alliance The things that continue to resonate as we are working through developing long-term initiatives for improving access to Canyon Lake are safety and courtesy. As we saw just last week, two families are
by Annalisa Peace Executive Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance When people kill random innocents, it is called ‘terrorism.’ When corporations do it, it is called ‘an industrial accident.’ Sadly, a dysfunctional permitting process managed by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ)