| Revamped subdivision cheered |
| A Plano developer has dropped plans for a high-density subdivision of 3,000 or more homes west of Helotes — served by a proposed sewage treatment plant — that some decried as an environmental nightmare. ... 02/25/2010 |
| Development limits proposed |
| The board of the Edwards Aquifer Authority on Tuesday moved toward limiting development over the entire recharge zone of the aquifer from Hays to Uvalde counties... 02/10/2010 |
| Resort seen as driver for North Side development |
| Add one more really big neighbor to San Antonio's northward suburban march. When the new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa opened Friday, the 1.3 million-square-foot resort joined what has quickly become — despite a fairly uncooperative economy and increasing traffic — a burgeoning area for residential and commercial development. 01/23/2010 |
| Company that gained notoriety for big mulch fire applies to operate quarry |
| A construction company requesting permission from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to operate a limestone quarry and rock crusher in Medina County grabbed headlines a couple of years ago for a mulch fire that burned out of control. ... 01/07/2010 |
| Council set to decide on contested development today |
| The Steubing Ranch zoning case is a rare example of water preservation, military protection, traffic congestion and endangered species concerns colliding on one tract of land. After three zoning hearings and two City Council postponements, the contentious case likely will be decided when the council takes it up today. ... 10/15/2009 |
| EPA needs a strong regional chief |
| Obama must appoint someone who exhibits principles for environmental leadership and real change in our five-state region. While several qualified candidates have emerged to fulfill this promise, others being considered represent the same revolving-door-style politics that helped create the environmental problems we face. ... 10/08/2009 |
| Nuclear plant proponents overlook drought's reality |
| Two recent Express-News articles were highly predictive of South Texas's future: "This dry spell may be the drought of record" and "Energy giant wants to keep Guadalupe River water rights." The two highlight the relationship between nuclear power and water... 07/29/2009 |
| Forget Shorter Showers |
| Part of the problem is that we’ve been victims of a campaign of systematic misdirection. Consumer culture and the capitalist mindset have taught us to substitute acts of personal consumption (or enlightenment) for organized political resistance. ... 07/17/2009 |
| Conflict brews over recharge development |
| San Marcos City Council members voted 6-1 last week in favor of annexing 22.5 acres of aquifer recharge land on which out-of-town developers intend to place 40 units of townhomes and two lots of neighborhood commercial buildings. ... 06/11/2009 |
| No Silver Bullets for Treating Emerging Water Pollutants |
| Despite a wave of new technologies, no single solution can address every possible pollutant leading Lux Research to advise a portfolio approach to clean water technologies... 06/04/2009 |
| Texas Hill Country ranch restoring native, natural beauty |
| Nestled in the Texas Hill Country, right outside Johnson City, is the Bamberger Ranch -- 5,500 acres of land now considered one of the largest habitat restoration projects in the state. ... 05/18/2009 |