Attendees to Rep. Jason Isaac's town hall meeting last night were turned away from the Wimberley Community Center because it was over capacity. Those who were allowed to stay held signs protesting the Electro Purification well project.

I’m so pleased to hear that the city is “empathetic.” Does feeling empathy excuse one from doing the right thing? I could feel empathetic for a store owner as I shoplifted his goods. I could feel empathetic for my neighbor as I raided his garden. Perhaps I would even feel empathetic for your city as...

When I bought property in Driftwood, TX, I knew that I would need to relearn a few things about living in the country.  I had been a “city girl” for many years but my roots are in small towns of far east Texas. Living in Austin, I was very aware of water.. water that I drank as well as the recreatio...

E veryone should understand the tremendous importance and impact of the water wells that are now being drilled in the heart of Hays County.  This issue has made people a lot hotter than Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic.  But this act deserves this type of heat and concern – it’s a thrust into t...

Feb. 3 - 9 a.m. Hays County Commissioners Court at Court House in San Marcos Feb. 4 - 6 p.m. Hays Trinity Groundwater District at Dripping Springs City Hall, 511 Mercer Street   Feb. 5 - 5:30 p.m. Hays County Commissioners Court at Government Center San Marcos Each city, including Mountain City, Sta...

By Andy Sevilla Hays County residents concerned that Buda’s future water supply plan may suck Trinity Aquifer wells dry are pummeling the city with criticism online and calling for its boycott. On Jan. 20 the Buda council “reluctantly” reached a water agreement with Electro Purification (EP), a Hous...

T he old adage that “whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over” takes on new meaning as more and more people become concerned with Hays County’s future. New developments coming in to towns and cities across the Central Texas region are all fighting for the right to pump, use and even sell ...

By Andy Sevilla Much to the dismay of a standing-room only city hall, Buda council members approved the execution of a water supply contract that would bring one million gallons of water per day for city use from the Trinity Aquifer in western Hays County. The private water supplier who is looking t...

By Ashley Sava A potential new threat to the Trinity Aquifer, and possibly local wells, has Wimberley residents and some elected officials up in arms. They are worried that local residential wells may dry up from over pumpage by an outside company. Electro Purification, which has offices in Houston ...

By Andy Sevilla Water concerns run deep, possibly deeper than the available water supply, as a proposed 2,200-home residential development is one step closer to locating in Mountain City’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. Mountain City council members Monday night unanimously approved an ordinance co...