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Join GEAA for breakfast! Saturday, March 13

March 3, 2010

Long-time GEAA supporters Fred and Carol Fisher are hosting a fundraiser breakfast for us next Saturday, March 13th – featuring eggs from their backyard henhouse and Carlos Guerra’s famous cinnamon buns while supplies last. Feel free to stop by 334 Shannon Lee here in San Antonio anytime between 9:00 and 10:30 am to break bread (homemade, of course) with us and put some money in the kitty for GEAA while you’re there. Contributions based on your ability to pay will all go towards GEAA’s work of protecting our water. Please help us make this event a success – Spread the word

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January Conference: Pumping Limits for Texas Aquifers: Desired Future Conditions Process

January 7, 2010

The Texas A&M Graduate Water Program, Texas Agrilife Extension, and the Texas Water Development Board have planned a conference addressing pumping limits for Texas’ aquifers and the desired future condition process. The upcoming conference is scheduled for January 20-21, 2010, and will be held at the Thompson Conference Center on the UT Austin campus. The slate of speakers represents some of the most important players in groundwater management in Texas and the various presentations are sure to address many of the most challenging issues currently facing groundwater managers in Texas. This process will also directly impact Texas landowners. Read on for

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Edwards Endangered Species Finally Protected

December 21, 2009

The Center for Biological Diversity and two GEAA member groups, AGUA and Citizen’s Alliance for Smart Expansion (CASE), settled a major lawsuit to protect endangered species found only in the Edwards Aquifer and Comal Springs on Friday, December 18, 2009. The settlement with US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) represents a significant victory in the aquifer protection wars. In response to the lawsuit, the Obama administration agreed to reconsider critical habitat designation for 12 endangered Texas invertebrates, including three species from Comal Springs and nine species from caves in Bexar County. These 12 species are immediately threatened by excessive water withdrawal

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GEAA’s Online AUCTION! Just in time for Christmas shopping!

December 3, 2009

To raise enough funds to get us through this year, we’re hosting an online auction just in time for your Christmas shopping! The auction will end on Sunday, December 13th. Thanks to our member groups and business members, we’ve got a great collection of items: Two Southwest Airlines roundtrip tickets to any destination, good for one year A weekend stay at the beautiful Villa Del Rio B&B A ziplining adventure tour with Cypress Valley Canopy Tours near Austin Golf for four at the gorgeous Tapatio Springs Resort & Country Club River rafting trip for four through Rockin ‘R’ River Rides One

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81st Legislative Session Recap

September 21, 2009

GEAA’s lobbyist, Jeff Heckler, has provided a summary of our legislative efforts for the 81st Session. Donations to GEAA’s legislative program are welcome and needed

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Brown is Beautiful

June 29, 2009

To address the severe drought conditions we are experiencing throughout the region, GEAA is mounting a campaign to give bragging rights to all of us

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