Tag: Edwards Aquifer
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…