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Megan Navarro on March 8, 2023

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs residents continue to object to a proposed outdoor music venue that would be located off Fitzhugh Road.

California-based developer Blizexas LLC seeks to build a 5,000-seat venue at 14820 Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Springs. Residents and community members raised their traffic and environmental concerns about the proposal at a November 2022 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) hearing related to a wastewater permit request by the developer.

TCEQ has y...

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