As Hill Country population booms, Texas must protect precious Edwards Aquifer | Opinion

Randy Neumann, Guest columnistAustin American-StatesmanJune 6, 2025 Texas has a proud history shaped by its resilient people and natural resources. For 89 legislative sessions our…

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Granting wastewater permit for Guajolote Ranch would put Edwards Aquifer at risk

A reckless decision regarding a discharge permit for Guajolote Ranch would degrade the Helotes Creek watershed and contaminate the aquifer’s dwindling recharge. By Lesli Hicks…

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State administrative law judges reject science, recommend approving wastewater permit for Guajolote Ranch; proposal now goes to TCEQ commissioners for a decision

Photo caption: Austin can expect a return visit in late summer. May 20, 2025 – State administrative law judges yesterday recommended that a wastewater permit for…

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Judge rules that Metro Health, after caving to Lennar, must release secret settlement

May 6, 2025 – A state district judge in Austin today ruled that the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District must release details of a settlement it negotiated…

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TRO Hearing on Secret Metro Health Settlement Set for May 6

Public health agency ‘caved to Lennar, abdicated its responsibility’ April 24, 2025 – A state district court in Austin set a hearing for May 6 on…

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Legislative resolution urges TCEQ to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to protect the Edwards Aquifer from development

March 24, 2025 – State Rep. Mark Dorazio, R-San Antonio, fresh from touring an area of northwest Bexar County where 1 million gallons a day of…

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TCEQ’s Office of Public Interest Counsel recommends denying a permit for Guajolote Ranch

March 14, 2025 – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC) is recommending that a wastewater permit be denied for…

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Guajolote Ranch Contested Case Hearing Pulls No Punches

Feb. 28, 2025 – A three-day contested case hearing before the state on a permit that would allow an average of 1 million gallons a day…

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Statement from Randy Neumann – Feb. 28, 2025

 In a time where every environmental decision shapes the well-being of future generations of Texans, San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country face a critical…

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Million Gallon March draws about 300, Nirenberg Urges Residents to Fight On

HELOTES, Texas, Feb. 2, 2025 – About 300 concerned residents turned out for the Million Gallon March, a spirited rally and march to oppose a planned…

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