TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 Austin Monitor BY NINA HERNANDEZ GEAA sends letter urging the city’s support of the resolution to seek a contested case hearing.
Focus Daily News August 31, 2023 November 7th 2023 is a very important date for all Texans! GEAA is proud to join the Texas Coalition for State Parks. Along with more than 70 other committed organizations, we are working to educate Texans on the $1 billion dollar Centennial Parks Conservation Fund! To mark the celebration of the 100th anniversary of our state parks system, Texans statewide will have the opportunity to VOTE on November 7th to support a Constitutional Amendment to create the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund. The $1 billion fund will help secure new parks for future generations of Texans
In an Aug 24, 2023 interview with KLRN Public Television On The Record host Randy Beamer, our Executive Director Annalisa Peace delves into what a new law passed by the legislature (SB2038) means for the environmentally sensitive hill country when it comes to development (interview segment at 10:00). https://fb.watch/mILC7mePl6/
Express News Op Ed by Rachel Hanes and Jim Smyle Aug 20, 2023 GEAA’s Policy Director Rachel Hanes and Technical Director Jim Smyle cover the importance of the recently received federal funding that will allow for updates to our city’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and assist in the protection of the natural resources and economic assets of our region that are necessary to ensure our future prosperity and health. https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/climate-change-san-antonio-18327591.php#photo-24167188
TEXAS TRIBUNE BY NOAH ALCALA BACH JULY 13, 2023 When the owner applied for a state permit that could pave the way for a subdivision, neighbors and environmentalists rallied against it in the name of protecting the area’s rivers and the Edwards Aquifer. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/13/texas-comal-county-wastewater-permit-ranch-environmentalists/
Texas Monthly By Will Bostwick June 29, 2023 https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-family-ranch-honey-creek-state-natural-area/
Deceleration News Greg Harman Feb. 14, 2025 YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE! Hundreds of residents gathered in Grey Forest, Texas earlier this month to decry plans for
Mayor Nirenberg visited the Helotes area that could be affected by developer’s proposed wastewater plant. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/02/17/northwest-bexar-county-residents-oppose-wastewater-permit-over-drinking-water-concerns KSAT 12 Zaria Oates, Reporter Ricardo Moreno, PhotojournalistFebruary 16,
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/officials-work-to-prevent-treated-waste-water-from-entering-helotes-creek
By Express-News Editorial Board,Opinion Staff Feb 14, 2025 For more than two years, private and public stakeholders — including the city of San Antonio, Metropolitan Health
by: Marisa Nunez KXANFeb 10, 2025 / 04:34 PM CST https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/water-nonprofit-report-explores-solutions-to-water-crisis-despite-housing-affordability-concerns The report written by GEAA’s Policy Director Rachel Hanes, recommends Texas legislators support both long-term
More below from Chad Swiatecki Austin Monitor Thursday, February 6, 2025
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