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Engineering for the new dam has already been completed. (Courtesy Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority)
Austin
4:00 PM Nov 4, 2020 CST
Three Lake Dunlap propositions pass; construction to begin in 2021
An educational video created with the Environmental Protection Agency and other organizations will seek to educate residents regarding the mitigation of bacteria runoff into water bodies in the New Braunfels area. (Courtesy city of New Braunfels)
Austin
7:54 PM Oct 12, 2020 CDT
Watershed protection plan in New Braunfels continues to educate residents on bacteria runoff
Learn more about the candidates running in the November general election. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
11:06 AM Oct 8, 2020 CDT
Candidate Q&A: Comal County commissioner Precinct 1
Austin
4:25 PM Oct 5, 2020 CDT
Lake Dunlap residents make final push to restore dam
Vulcan plans to mine 40% of its 1,500-acre property at the intersection of Hwy. 46 and FM 3009 over the next 80 years. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
11:45 AM Feb 18, 2020 CST
Lawsuit filed against TCEQ for Vulcan quarry permit
Austin
4:39 PM Feb 6, 2020 CST
Vulcan's Comal Quarry is one permit away from operation
An aerial photo of the Vulcan Materials quarry located in San Antonio. (Courtesy Google Earth)
Austin
10:42 AM Dec 23, 2019 CST
New Braunfels citizen groups file motion against Vulcan Quarry air quality permit
At a contested case proceeding March 6, area resident Michael Zimmerman reviews the boundary map of the proposed Vulcan Quarry with Vulcan legal representatives to debate the inclusion of his property as an affected area.
Austin Metro
11:43 PM Apr 30, 2019 CDT
Residents spoke at final hearing before fate of project is decided
Ozone season is typically August through early October and is a time when it is most likely ground-level ozone is going to form. Click the link below for a breakdown of local air quality data.
Austin Metro
2:40 AM Apr 9, 2019 CDT
Central Texas region on verge of exceeding national air quality standards
Austin Metro
7:41 PM Sep 17, 2018 CDT
TCEQ announces public hearing dates for Edwards Aquifer Protection Program
Opponents of a proposed landfill in Guadalupe County say it could have negative environmental impacts because of its location in the Carrizo-WIlcox Aquifer recharge zone and its proximity to the Randolph Air Force Base Auxiliary Airfield.
Austin Metro
12:00 AM Aug 15, 2018 CDT
TCEQ OKs permit for controversial landfill in Guadalupe County
The Comal ISD board of trustees joined the local fight against Vulcan Quarry by unanimously passing a resolution against it.
Austin Metro
8:57 PM Jul 10, 2018 CDT
Comal ISD joins in on Vulcan Quarry opposition with a unanimous resolution
A proposed rock quarry near residential areas is one reason local groups hope to resurrect a bill that could help protect nine Central Texas counties.
Austin Metro
1:00 PM Apr 18, 2018 CDT
Hill Country groups wanting more local land-use control
Unofficial election results show Matthew Hoyt winning the election for the New Braunfels City Council District 4 seat.
Austin Metro
9:48 PM Mar 13, 2018 CDT
New Braunfels City Council asks TCEQ to consider citizen concerns surrounding rock quarry
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Houston
8:40 AM
Process begins to form best practices for sand mining companies in San Jacinto River Basin
The TCEQ permit would have allowed Dripping Springs to dispose of treated wastewater into Onion Creek, which runs through Hays County and southern Travis County. (Olivia Aldridge/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
1:40 PM
Dripping Springs appeals court reversal of wastewater discharge permit
Austin
5:30 PM
South San Gabriel River residents stuck in muck as wastewater treatment plant's effects lead to lawsuit
Austin
5:30 PM
Locals shaken by growing rock mining industry in Williamson County, push for reform
Exide Technologies’ battery recycling plant operations were located right next to Stewart Creek, as seen in this 2013 photo. All of the buildings at the site have since been taken down, but contamination of the site remains. (Courtesy Exide Technologies)
Dallas - Fort Worth
7:46 PM
Frisco takes ownership of former Exide site, plans to resume cleanup
The entrance to the former Exide Technologies battery recycling plant is located along Fifth Street in Frisco. (Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
10:45 AM
Frisco settles Exide property dispute, expects cleanup of contamination to resume soon
Residents have reported heavy sediment runoff in Little Rough Hollow Cove. (Courtesy Christy Muse)
Austin
3:00 PM
Crosswind residents concerned about stormwater runoff into Lake Travis
Houston
7:30 PM
Houston reports 100,000 gallons of wastewater spilled amid flooding
The Lake Conroe Association has issued a complaint over the seasonal lowering of Lake Conroe. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
10:30 AM
Lake Conroe Association issues complaint to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over lake lowering
Attendees look over maps of Cypress Creek at the first meeting of the Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership in 2019. The partnership met again May 29 to discuss pollution sources and possible solutions to mitigate them. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:15 PM
Plans to improve Cypress Creek water quality zero in on pet waste, sewer systems