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Hill Country county leaders discuss groundwater, growth and legislative priorities
Fredericksburg Standard | Jul 1, 2026 County officials from across the Texas Hill Country gathered in Boerne on June 10 for the eighth County-to-County Coalition

White Rocks wastewater permit heads to contested hearing over environmental concerns
KVUE News | July 7, 2026 Developers have proposed a 70-acre resort and residential community anchored by a 10,000-seat outdoor venue on SH 71 near

🚨 ACTION ALERT: EPA Proposal Could Silence Texans in Air Permit Decisions
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM GEAA MEMBER GROUP: PRESERVE OUR HILL COUNTRY ENVIRONMENT. Your Voice Matters – Act Before July 19The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed

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

State regulators see no grounds to block developer’s plan for Boerne area wastewater treatment plant. NOTE: TCEQ staffers said they will go over the information presented at the hearing and send out a response to comments.
SA EXPRESS NEWS NEWS//TEXAS HILL COUNTRY Elena Bruess, May 10, 2023 https://www.expressnews.com/hill-country/article/guajolote-ranch-wasetwater-treatment-plant-tceq-18081432.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL2hpbGwtY291bnRyeS9hcnRpY2xlL2d1YWpvbG90ZS1yYW5jaC13YXNldHdhdGVyLXRyZWF0bWVudC1wbGFudC10Y2VxLTE4MDgxNDMyLnBocA==&time=MTY4Mzc1NjY3OTU5Mw==&rid=NGRhMDUzZjgtNTAwNS00YTQ3LWE2YTgtYTkyYjljNzczMWYx&sharecount=MQ==

This could ruin our health’: Housing developer’s proposal to pump wastewater into Helotes Creek met with opposition.
by KENS5 Author: Hannah Tiede Published: 1:35 AM CDT May 10, 2023 Updated: 1:37 AM CDT May 10, 2023 Lennar Homes is looking to build nearly 3,000 homes

Hundreds of neighbors protest plans to build wastewater plant
by CHELSEA TORRES and FERNANDO FLORES | WOAI WOAI News 4 San Antonio Tue, May 9th 2023, 10:20 PM CDT https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/hundreds-of-neighbors-question-tceq-and-home-developer-about-wastewater-permit

Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance works to protect water quality as development booms in NW Bexar County
Municipal Operations LLC requesting permission to dump wastewater into Helotes Creek 5-10-2023 KSAT 12 Story coverage: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/05/11/greater-edwards-aquifer-alliance-works-to-protect-water-quality-as-development-booms-in-nw-bexar-county/
May 9th Guajolote Ranch Public Meeting with TCEQ Re: Lennar Homes wastewater permit. A request that could result in one million gallons per day of treated wastewater making it’s way into the Edwards Aquifer.
In a recent press conference, residents of San Antonio, Grey Forest, and Helotes came together with GEAA’s Technical Director, Nathan Glavy, to discuss preparations for

May 9th Public Meeting re: TPDES Permit for Municipal Wastewater for the proposed Guajolote Ranch project.
A public meeting will take place May 9th at 7pm regarding the application and preliminary decision for the TPDES permit (permit no. WQ0016171001) for Municipal