Dripping Springs halts work at controversial wedding venue

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July 17, 2019

After multiple environmental violations and allegations of polluting a neighboring creek, Dripping Springs city officials have placed a stop-work order on the Mark Black Wedding Venue.

The stop-work order is the latest chapter in a saga that began with Mark Black’s plan to build a wedding venue on property along Crystal Hills Drive in Dripping Springs’ Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), or external boundaries.

On July 9, Dripping Springs Mayor Todd Purcell announced the stop-work ord...

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