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Will there be enough land, water to go around?
Herald Zeitung Tom Jones July 8 2023 GEAA Executive Director speaks on what’s happening in Comal County with our land and water and what it means for our future. https://herald-zeitung.com/community_alert/jones-will-there-be-enough-land-water-to-go-around/article_48bd6232-1ce5-11ee-8794-cf0e50550a95.html

GEAA NEWS UPDATE: Once to become a subdivision now 515 acres will be added to Honey Creek Natural Area! 6-22-23
Dear GEAA members and friends, Today it was announced that the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas Nature Conservancy have reached an agreement with the Urbanczyk family to purchase the Honey Creek Ranch. Except for the two parcels that were deeded to the Comal Independent School District and the home of the Urbanczyk family, all 515 acres of what was to become the Honey Creek Ranch subdivision will now be added to the Honey Creek Natural Area. We hope that the Urbanczyk’s will enjoy many happy times to come surrounded by beautiful land and wildlife that will now be

Bulverde residents protest TCEQ permit to dump wastewater into Dry Comal Creek
KSAT 12 Camelia Juarez, Reporter Adam Barraza, Photojournalist Published: June 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/06/08/bulverde-residents-protest-tceq-permit-to-dump-wastewater-into-dry-comal-creek/

State Senator Roland Gutierrez becomes latest to oppose proposed Hill Country wastewater plant
Lindsey Carnett San Antonio Report June 5, 2023

Critics set to push back against Comal County project that calls for 1,400 homes, wastewater plant
Ricardo Delgado, Barry Harrell, San Antonio Express-News June 6, 2023 GEAA & Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Foundation wrote letters to TCEQ officials requesting a public meeting on the permit application, as did Republican state Rep. Carrie Isaac, whose House District includes Comal County. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is holding a public hearing Thursday June 8th to get community feedback on the proposal. https://www.expressnews.com/hill-country/article/comal-county-wastewater-treatment-plant-18137893.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL2hpbGwtY291bnRyeS9hcnRpY2xlL2NvbWFsLWNvdW50eS13YXN0ZXdhdGVyLXRyZWF0bWVudC1wbGFudC0xODEzNzg5My5waHA=&time=MTY4NjA4MzA2MjU4Ng==&rid=NGRhMDUzZjgtNTAwNS00YTQ3LWE2YTgtYTkyYjljNzczMWYx&sharecount=Ng==

Helotes City Council passes resolution to oppose waste water treatment plant
News4SA Monday May 29, 2023

Hays County commissioners reject Hays Commons development agreement
On Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court voted 3-1 to deny a proposed development agreement tied to the controversial Hays Commons project, located almost entirely

HELP STOP HAYS COMMONS
ATTN: GEAA MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP HAYS COMMONS In April, GEAA member group Hays Residents for Land and Water Protection

Barton Springs recharge zone: Still a bad place for freeways.
by: Annalisa Peace 4-20-26 We’ve never understood why highway authorities keep wanting to build freeways in one of the most precious and fragile places in

Rocket Testing, Data Centers, and Great News from Local Elected Officials
Dear GEAA members and friends, As National Groundwater Week concludes, we have been inundated with threats and gifts to both the quality and quantity of

Sen. Campbell Asks TCEQ to Evaluate Watershed Protections for Canyon Lake
State Sen. Donna Campbell put the TCEQ on notice, giving the regulatory body 30 days to respond to her request for an evaluation of Canyon

Yea! San Antonio City Council votes FOR the aquifer!
Dear GEAA members and friends, Yesterday Mayor Jones and the San Antonio City Council unanimously voted to deny the creation of a Municipal Utility District