After Save Our Springs Alliance won a court case against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that asks the City of Dripping Springs to stop dumping treated wastewater into Onion Creek, the city and TCEQ appealed. Dripping Springs and TCEQ have filed their appeal to the Third Court of Appeals.

Their request asks the court to reverse the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) wastewater permit. The city claims that this water permit expansion is much-needed due to the...