A lawsuit alleging Kinder Morgan has violated the Endangered Species Act with its approach to building a natural gas pipeline through the heart of the Texas Hill Country has added new plaintiffs.
The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Jan 28. to join the suit, which was filed by the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD). The cities of Austin and San Marcos are on board, and the Kyle City Council voted to join the effort at its regular meeting Feb. 4. The law firm of Braun & Gresham will represent Kyle in the litigation, and council committed $5,000 toward the effort. The Hays County vote also authorized devoting $75,000 to the legal fight.
Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith, whose jurisdiction much of the proposed route of the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) would cross, predicted the action when he issued a press release days ahead of the court’s vote.
