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Developer withdraws wastewater plant permit from Dripping Springs
Dripping Springs, Hays County
Developer withdraws wastewater plant permit from Dripping Springs
April 23, 2021
By Sahar Chmais Following protests from environmental groups and concerned local residents, Dripping Springs property owner Stephen Cleveland withdrew his application for a wastewater treatment plant. According to a press release from Save Barton Springs Association, Cleveland wrote an email to TCEQ...
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City of Dripping Springs files appeal to continue disposing wastewater into Onion Creek
Community, Dripping Springs...
City of Dripping Springs files appeal to continue disposing wastewater into Onion Creek
November 16, 2020
After Save Our Springs Alliance won a court case against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that asks the City of Dripping Springs to stop dumping treated wastewater into Onion Creek, the city and TCEQ appealed. Dripping Springs and TCEQ have filed their appeal to the Third Court o...
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Hays County, News
Funding woes stifle TCEQ
May 15, 2019
Despite dying in committee, a bill aimed at increasing the penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for environmental violations stirred a conversation about the agency’s lack of oversight. House Bill 3035 by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) would have required TCEQ to ...
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$7.9M Kyle dam rehab completion set for late spring
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$7.9M Kyle dam rehab completion set for late spring
January 31, 2018
Officials expect to complete rehabilitation of a “high-hazard” dam in east Kyle, which has closed a portion of Goforth Road for roughly two years, in April or May. The upgrade, which was budgeted for $7.95 million, is part of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s (PCCD) effort to meet state safety ...
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Buda
Aquifer Storage: City of Buda green-lights pilot study
December 13, 2017
Buda city leaders took another step toward implementing Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) with the approval of a pilot study meant to test the safety of the proposed project. On Dec. 5, the Buda City Council approved, by a 6-0 vote, a professional services agreement with HDR for the pilot study. Co...
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Austin pushing against Dripping’s wastewater permit
Dripping Springs
Austin pushing against Dripping’s wastewater permit
December 13, 2017
Reservations over the rushed nature of a settlement agreement involving Dripping Springs’ proposed wastewater permit led Austin city leaders to express discontent Dec. 8. While no action was formally taken, two Austin City Council members said they wouldn’t approve the proposed agreement with Drippi...
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Water district protests discharge permit
Dripping Springs
Water district protests discharge permit
November 29, 2017
After pleas and concerns from residents, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) board of directors unanimously voted Monday to formally protest Dripping Springs’ permit application that could discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek. The move comes as a reversal from the gro...
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BSEACD to protest Dripping Springs wastewater permit
November 23, 2017
A legal battle involving Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application could be coming after an Austin-area water conservation district moved to file a formal protest. On Nov. 16, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors voted 5-0 to move forward with filing a co...
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EPA greenlights Dripping Springs discharge permit
Dripping Springs
EPA greenlights Dripping Springs discharge permit
July 12, 2017
Citing resolution of potential environmental concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn its interim objection to Dripping Springs’ proposed wastewater discharge permit. The decision comes after the EPA determined the city’s proposal “successfully meets the environmental govern...
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Buda
Plum Creek tributary could see effluent increase
June 28, 2017
A three-way agreement among Buda, the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and the Sunfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) could allow for the future expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The agreement, approved unanimously by the Buda City Council June 20, would call for t...
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Hays County district clerk files petition to remove district attorney from office
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Hays County district clerk files petition to remove district attorney from office
By Staff Report 
September 13, 2023
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated as of 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, to include additional information. According to Hays County court ...
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Man arrested for murder, evading arrest in Buda
Breaking News, Buda...
Man arrested for murder, evading arrest in Buda
By Staff Report BUDA 
September 8, 2023
BUDA — A Kyle man was arrested and charged with murder and evading arrest with a vehicle in Buda. At approximately 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, th...
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Hays CISD adopts new attendance policy
Buda, Education...
Hays CISD adopts new attendance policy
‘We don't see the kids as a number, but the way the state funds education, they see them as a number’
September 20, 2023
BUDA — Parents across Hays CISD are divided over the district’s new attendance policy, which states that a student could be unenrolled if they are abs...
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Kyle Police Department arrests five people in human smuggling operation
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Kyle Police Department arrests five people in human smuggling operation
By Staff Report KYLE 
September 20, 2023
KYLE — Five people were arrested in a human smuggling case in Kyle.  On Sunday, Sept. 17, the Kyle Police Department dispatch received a call at appro...
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HCSO seeks public’s assistance in Buda homicide
Buda, Hays County...
HCSO seeks public’s assistance in Buda homicide
By Staff Report 
September 7, 2023
BUDA — At approximately 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office responded to Insta-Fuel Travel Center, 16649 IH-35 in Buda, ...
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