As House Bill (HB) 4122 passed the Texas House of Representatives on third and final reading, State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) said he is afraid the bill will “set a bad precedent” for groundwater protection in the future. Isaac said the controversial bill, which passed by a 112-30 vote i...

The city of Buda may be able to pass water through the Edwards Aquifer and into the Middle Trinity for storage if the Texas Legislature passes a bill that eases restrictions relating to Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR). House Bill (HB) 3333, authored by State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs),...

A proposed house bill could call for five groundwater conservation districts (GCD) spread across Hays, Blanco, Burnet, Comal and Kendall Counties to merge into a single aquifer management entity. But concerns are rising that the legislation filed by State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) has re...

HB 4122 Author – Kyle Kacal (R-College Station) What: Bill would allow the owner of a parcel of land greater than 1,000 acres and included in the jurisdiction of two or more groundwater districts to petition to transfer their entire parcel of land into a single district. Status – In committee: HB 41...

recently passed house bill could go a long way toward helping organizations such as Habitat for Humanity guide Texans toward homeownership. House Bill (1512), authored by Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs), increases the maximum amount of loans organizations such as Habitat can extend from $90,000 to ...

Concerns over U.S. Highway 290 boiled over Thursday as residents packed into Dripping Springs City Hall to express their opinions to county and state officials in a town hall meeting meant to address safety improvements. Officials called for the meeting after ten people died in vehicle accidents on ...

Potential legislation requiring larger cities to wholesale water and wastewater to smaller municipalities upon request could be one of the last keys unlocking a proposed 530-acre mixed-use development bridging the Hays and Travis County lines.  But opponents of House Bill 2959, authored by State Rep...

ep. Jason Isaac has proclaimed himself and Sen. Donna Campbell as co-saviors of Hays County from the clutches of rascally ElectroPurification (EP) – because of Isaac’s HB 3405 which was passed literally at the last minute of the previous session of the Legislature. HB 3405 allowed BSEACD to have aut...

The fight over Hays County groundwater is bubbling once again after legislation in the 85th Texas Legislature has drawn the ire of a local state representative.     At the center of the controversy is the 5,000-acre Needmore Ranch, located near Wimberley   and owned by south Texas beer distributor G...

The Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency (HCPUA) may be making a name change if a proposed bill in the 85th Texas Legislature is approved. Through Senate Bill 1198 and House Bill 2540, the agency seeks to become the Alliance Regional Water Authority (RWA). “Being able to convert to the Alliance RWA w...