In all likelihood, the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District meeting is still on tonight, Wednesday, January 17, at 7 pm at Bastrop City Hall (1131 Chestnut). There is a slight possibility it will be postponed due to weather.
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Wake up, Texas! Smell the coffee.
Wake up, Texas! Two mega-water deals are either about to swamp us or citizens will succeed in pulling the plug. Don’t get caught thinking you know who your friends and foes are — politics, like the weather, is increasingly unpredictable.
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The Disappointing 85th Texas Legislature
As we wrap up another round of the Texas Legislature, I can’t help but think of another lost opportunity. This session began with great optimism, as they always do, but in the end, the same old question arises; why did I bother? Why do I continue to let myself be optimistic, only to be disappointed session after session? Maybe the disappointment will wear off by the time the 86th Legislature rolls around, but right now, eminent domain reform seems hopeless.
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Time is flying! Legislature, remember our water & land???
Last minute changes to the Water Code are expected to come to the floor of the Senate TODAY by way of Rep. Lyle Larson’s (R-San Antonio) HB 31. Truthfully, Larson has already secured a big hand off for water marketers, especially Vista Ridge, with the passage of HB 2378. HB 2378 sets automatic renewals for export groundwater permits, enabling the water lobby to further maximize profits from mass movement of groundwater. This was unstoppable.
Read moreTiming is everything.
Timing is everything. And the time is nigh.5253
You must be watching the presidential follies. Whatever you think about the candidates, it’s pretty darned clear that voters are looking for – no, are desperate for — change
Read moreRural Conservatives and Urban Progressives Deliver Petition to San Antonio
Rural Conservatives and Urban Progressives Deliver Petition to San Antonio to Stop Vista Ridge Water Project and “California Water Model” Coming to Texas.
Read moreEminent domain session THIS Saturday!
We are holding a eminent domain session THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, AT 10 AM IN LOCKHART eminent-domain-poster-and-calf(details below) on eminent domain for landowners facing pipeline easement demands by Central Texas Regional Water Supply Corporation (or Abengoa Vista Ridge LLC) for San Antonio’s Vista Ridge project.
Read moreRelease: No on the Water Gridzilla
An urban-rural legislative coalition of farmers, ranchers, rural landowners, wildlife advocates, environmentalists and political reformers is urging the defeat of a little-noticed water bill that will likely come to the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. HB 3298/SB 1907 directs the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a study for the development of a market and conveyance network for water in the Texas.
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