Hays County Turns Blue – and Green

New county leadership is keen on environmental stewardship

"...Hays Co. commissioners have been turning a shade of green..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...twists and turns toward the southeast to the Bastrop County line. The Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partner­ship and the Trust..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election

The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race

"...The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is not only a mouthful to say –..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City

"...A second lawsuit is being filed to block the planned Wal-Mart at the former Northcross mall; the Allandale Neighborhood..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

‘It’s Not Personal, It’s Policy’

Effort to remove mayor from committee goes nowhere, for now

"...seat on the coordinating committee of the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan...."

July 2, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...That's the contradictory but intriguing proposition offered by "conservation development," a national movement now taking shape as a..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Flippin' the Birds

Closing parts of Balcones Canyon Preserve angers mountain bikers and doesn't do enough to save wildlife.

"...by riding their mountain bikes through the endangered songbird habitat. When sport-utility vehicles topped by mountain bikes pulled into..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...new community is not like starting your own band. Plans for the big move were crafted over a period..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Great Springs Project Proposes a Network of Trails From Austin to San Antonio

Squaring conservation with development

"...one of the fastest-developing regions in the country prioritize conservation? That's the hope of the ambitious Great Springs Project,..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Morrison to Mayor: 'It's Not Personal, It's Policy'

Leffingwell refuses to give up Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Planning Org. seat

"...seat on the coordinating committee of the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Planning Organization...."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...Liberty Lunch with finding a new site. An action plan was developed for the relocation effort that included notification..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Council proposes new Zilker Park Sewer line to serve planned Terrace development at Loop 360 and MoPac, the Woods..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

More Developing Stories

A calendar of upcoming urban planning events

"...and a young metropolis' thoughts turn to … urban planning and design, judging from recent and upcoming events around..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...political culture that increasingly favors property rights over land conservation, Bunch has done plenty of kicking and screaming. Five..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Living on the Edge

"...bikers are being punished for the same sort of habitat fragmentation that has occurred on a larger scale throughout..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Postmarks

The Balcones Situation argued, "Zionism" attributed, and some retaliatory kudos for DAILY TEXAN comics.

"...been involved in the Bull Creek Preserve public access plan review from the start of the process...."

April 20, 2001 Column

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...stand in the dry bed of Onion Creek in Hays County and watch as Kevin Thuesen lowers himself into..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...interminable list of consent items, zoning cases, and neighborhood plans; hearings on water supply strategies and taco stand regs;..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

A Boy Named Sue

Jim Bob Keeps Up the Fight

"...Freeport's legal and lobby tactics have cost city and county residents a lot of time, aggravation and money. While..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Grease ...

The Fish & Wildlife Service faults the EPA for failing to protect the Barton Springs Watershed.

"...water source for some 45,000 residents in southern Travis County and northern Hays County. The springs also make up..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...open space acquisition front and center. The city and county are each developing bond proposals that may include money..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...populace, he was employed by the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service in a program designed to help landowners cope..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander

Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species

"...Act. The action is a direct response to the planned 1,400-acre Mirasol Springs development along Hamilton Pool Road and..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around the world

"...going to try to drag you back to the plantation like a runaway slave." – Soon-to-be-ex-state Rep. Ron Wilson,..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 30-July 6

"...under consideration for constable, justice of the peace, Travis County Com­mis­sioners Court, and voting precincts could affect you –..."

July 1, 2011 News Column