A northwest Bexar County nonprofit filed incident reports with federal, state and local agencies over apparent stormwater runoff from a development project following recent heavy rainfall, according to a news release.
The long-standing battle against a controversial northwest Bexar County housing development intensified Monday after opponents of the project sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Newly-released plans show commercial developments that could dramatically increase traffic in the Scenic Loop area.
Attorneys alerted the Scenic Loop-Helotes Creek Alliance this week that state regulators did not act on the nonprofit’s request for a new hearing regarding a controversial housing development.
Bexar County leaders asked state regulators to reconsider their approval of a wastewater permit for the company behind the Guajolote Ranch housing development.
Opponents of the Guajolote Ranch development allege the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) exceeded its authority and violated constitutional provisions by approving a controversial wastewater permit last month, according to a motion for rehearing filed Monday.
Texas Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) sent a letter of opposition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding a recently approved controversial wastewater permit.
Bexar County leaders are voicing concerns on the controversial Guajolote Ranch development proposed for northwest Bexar County.
Two San Antonio city councilwomen got their first look Tuesday of the site of a controversial housing development that borders their districts in northwest Bexar County.
For more than a year, neighbors in northwest Bexar County have been fighting a housing development plan that they argue has the potential to pollute the water supply for counties in South Central Texas.
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers from the Bexar County area penned a letter to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) this week, rejecting a wastewater permit for the Guajolote Ranch development.
A northwest Bexar County neighborhood group claims the developer of the contentious Guajolote Ranch development is illegally cutting legacy live oak trees on private property.
State administrative law judges recommended that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approve a wastewater permit for the controversial Guajolote Ranch development by Florida-based Lennar Corp. in northwest Bexar County. However, the decision is not final and could lead to further legal battles.
TCEQ's Office of Public Interest Counsel has officially recommended denying a wastewater permit for a Florida-based corporation planning to develop nearly 3,000 homes and a wastewater plant in northwest Bexar County.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is set to hear the request for a waste water treatment plant permit that's been causing concerns among property owners near Grey Forest and environmental groups.
The location, landscape and wildlife are what draws newcomers to the area. But with growth comes new issues, including a long line of construction crews waiting outside neighborhoods every morning to start their work.
The neighborhoods that comprise the Scenic Loop Helotes Creek Alliance are focused on water and it's at the heart of their battle against developers. Many homes in the neighborhood are part of the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program.
Helotes and Grey Forest residents are asking for more voices to join their cause to stop the legal dumping of millions of gallons of treated wastewater just miles from the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.
A family in Grey Forest is worried about what to do with their longhorns after they got a letter from the city saying they are violating city code.
Several cities and towns outside of San Antonio have local elections on May 6, including Alamo Heights, Balcones Heights, Boerne, Bulverde, Castle Hills, China Grove, Cibolo, Fair Oaks Ranch, Floresville, Garden Ridge, Grey Forest, Helotes, Hollywood Park, Kerrville, Kirby, Leon Valley, Live Oak, New Braunfels, St. Hedwig, Universal City and Von Ormy.
The temporary loss of what some residents call the city’s “24/7 police coverage” has pitted neighbor against neighbor with one faction blaming Waldrop and the other blaming a law enforcement agency that detractors say lacked initiative and clear operating standards.
People living in Grey Forest are concerned about plans for a new subdivision that could impact not only the Helotes creek, but also the Edwards Aquifer.