Hays County Water War Continues

Lawsuits and legislation address water regulation

"...LLC, from pumping more than 5 million gallons of water a day from a currently unregulated area of the..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays County Water War

Private drilling threatens local water supplies

"...County are reaching the state Capitol, reverberating over a groundwater well project that opponents say could draw more water..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Hays Water War Update

Pending reg bill sparks hope for Hays County water advocates

"...Aquifer in Hays County under the protection of a groundwater conservation district. Last Friday, advocates got some good news...."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Up From the Slime – Commissioners Push for Water Quality Rules

Interim county development rules leave everyone dissatisfied

"...arose from the slimy, green algae tainting the once-clear waters of Lick Creek, striking fear in the hearts of..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Supremes Navigate Water Law

What is a navigable waterway? Court's latest weighing of limits of Clean Water Act portends future of additional regulatory battles and likely talk of amending the act

"...the federal government in defining what is a navigable waterway subject to enforcement under the 1972 Clean Water Act...."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Visit These At-Risk Hill Country Water Sources

While you still can

"...pool with your feet dangling in the ice cold water on a hot summer's day. That vision might become..."

April 21, 2017 Features Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Walking on the Water

Running hot or cold on the boardwalk

"...of I-35 – the path runs over land and water, spilling into the lake by the Riverwalk and Waterfront..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...of rich black soil and an ample supply of groundwater just below the surface, the land was once part..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: With Interest

Absent state action, council moves to regulate payday lenders

"...lenders at predatory interest rates. That doesn't mean their regulation is a bad idea, and this week City Council..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...As drafted, the bill would require that any official regulation reducing by 25% or more the potential value of..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 5/6/10

Food cart throwdown averted

"...Council members tackled the issue of mobile food cart regulation yesterday, and the conversation was enough to make anyone..."

May 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 6/21/11

F1, pedicabs, Fun Fun Fun Fest & Willie close out council

"...on the dais, contains action on Formula One, pedicab regulation, the return of Willie's statue, controversial development issues, and..."

June 21, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

A Liquid Proposition

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

"...land recently purchased by the city to help preserve water quality and quantity in Barton Creek, Conrad's caution extends..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...acres of undeveloped land to safeguard the quality of rainwater runoff into the Barton Springs zone of the Edwards..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Law(ns) of the Land

In a time of drought and water limits, some residents turn to drilling wells

"...also made him reflect on the long-term prospects of water in Texas, flowing at the intersection of 21st century..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

Naked City

T.J. Higginbotham, a landowner in Hays County, wants to drill a well to produce 50 million gallons a year, reportedly to serve two proposed subdivisions in Dripping Springs, but Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District board members aren’t biting.

"...residents continue to vent their anger over a proposed water well that they fear would serve new development, and..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Drill, Balcones Road, Drill

Out in West Austin, they're drinking your milkshake

"...beginning to look like it's balding from extremely low water levels, some of Austin's wealthier residents would be damned..."

July 2, 2011 News Post by Ramon Martinez

Council: Back to Work!

Police, Fire, Water top a slim agenda post-election, pre-Thanksgiving

"...a resolution expressing support for the after-action report Austin Water is already conducting on the recent flood event that..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

TDH: 8/15/11

Council acquiring open space, moving dirt on Waller Creek Tunnel

"...With payday lending regulation and a Water Treatment Plant No. 4 item at..."

Aug. 15, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Down the Rabbit Hole … Still [UPDATE]

City Council re-dives into short-term rentals … and hasn’t yet emerged

"...special-called session Tuesday morning, Council members continued to tread water over short-term rental regulations, considering several variations on regs..."

Sept. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Tunnel Vision

TxDOT Sees No Evil in Williamson Creek Tunnel

"...tunnel, which will be used to transport untreated storm water runoff from the expanding interchange to Williamson Creek. But..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Keeping Busy

Armendariz moves from the EPA to the Sierra Club, still defending the environment

"...during that time – especially those challenging Texas' environmental regulation – was long. Most notably, in 2010 EPA disapproved..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...The Barton Creek watershed is the 120-square-mile area within which surface water drains..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Environment: Hydrocarbon Rules

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...resources, the statute goes on to "expressly preempt the regulation of oil and gas operations by municipalities and other..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...Creedmoor.) Both landfills are located over the Walnut Creek watershed, just outside the city limits in Austin's extra-territorial jurisdiction,..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

S.o.s. 101

"...bill would allow development projects to proceed under the regulations in effect when their building permit applications were originally..."

April 30, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

God's Steward at the TNRCC

In Barry McBee's Environment, Politics and Religion Mix

"...As an environmental policy, this Republican "devolution" approach to regulation is most evident in the agency's air quality programs...."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Battle for Barton Springs: A Brief Timeline

Twenty years of progress

"...highway construction and unregulated development in the Barton Creek watershed and the recharge zones of the Edwards Aquifer begin..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

House committee approves bill helping "cocktail napkin" applications skirt regulation

"...day before it was slated to vote on new water-quality rules last week...."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

There's Something About Mary

Mary arnold gets down to brass tacks on bradley deal

"...the proposed Bradley settlement and the prognosis for environmental regulation in Austin, including questions regarding the SOSA's opposition of..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

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