AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission issued a Preliminary Order for a formal complaint filed against Aqua Texas by the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA), which refers the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a full evidentiary hearing. In the spring...

AUSTIN — A federal court granted the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association’s (TESPA) motion to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit between Aqua Texas and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD). Aqua Texas filed the lawsuit in December 2023 against HTGCD and its board of dire...

HAYS COUNTY  — Aqua Texas is proposing an increase to water and wastewater rates for all customers across the state, including those who use its services in Hays County. The water utility company filed for a System Improvement Charge (SIC) increase with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) i...

WIMBERLEY — The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) is taking formal action against Aqua Texas, a utility company that provides water to residents in Woodcreek and Wimberley. TESPA announced on Wednesday, May 1, that it filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission o...

WIMBERLEY  —   The Wimberley Community Center had standing room only on Friday, Feb. 9, for a meeting hosted by The Watershed Association and the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) regarding the current state of groundwater and the contributing role of Aqua Texas. Following an in...

Editor's note: This story has been updated as of Feb. 5, 2024 to reflect the correct spelling 0f the development name and the accurate details for upcoming public meetings. DRIPPING SPRINGS — On Thursday, Jan. 25,  the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District met at Sunset Canyon Baptist Churc...

HAYS COUNTY — Aqua Texas, a water utility company that services customers in Hays County, filed a federal lawsuit in December 2023 against the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD). This comes after the district fined the company approximately $450,000 last spring for pumping nearly...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — For the past year, a local coalition made up of approximately 2,400 neighbors has been working to raise awareness of a proposed venue in Dripping Springs. A California developer, Blizexas LLC, is planning to build a 5,000-seat outdoor concert venue off Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Sp...

WIMBERLEY — Aqua Texas, a water utility company that serves Hays County, was fined approximately $450,000 by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) for pumping 89.4 million gallons of water in 2022, which was almost twice the amount was allotted by its permit. “We are the fastest...

By Amira Van Leeuwen The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and scientists from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) are studying water deep underground to further understand how drought and pumping affect the quality and quantity of groundwater that flows between the ...