Texas Hill Country

Staff Report AUSTIN – Shield Ranch Barton Creek was officially certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International, joining three neighboring designated Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, which are both International Dark Sky Communities, as well as Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Park, which is an International Dark Sky Park.

Staff Report BUDA — Pedernales Electric Cooperative — the nation’s largest electric co-op — marked a milestone of sustained growth by placing its 400,000th meter at Station 1 of the Buda Fire Department, located at 209 FM 2770 in Buda.

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WIMBERLEY — Wimberley’s unique gem, Blue Hole Regional Park, has once again been named Travelers' Choice by TripAdvisor — for the third year in a row.

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Infrastructure. The word usually brings to mind things made of metal and concrete – highways, bridges, dams, pipelines and utilities – the manmade structures and facilities of the modern world that provide us with transportation, energy, communication, flood control and water.