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Jess Mayes Gives Public Comment to CPS Energy Board of Trustees on $30,000,000 item for Transmission Engineering Services See our article from January for background context Terra Advocati has submitted a formal letter and brief to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). You can download those below. The most effective way to participate is by submitting comments directly to the Public Utility Commission of Texas PUCT, and Join the Hill Country Preservation Coalition  

J. David Bamberger was an inspiration to me, to us, to our contributors and allies across the Texas Hill Country, and to people far beyond it. His work did not just change a place. It changed how many of us understand what land can become when it is given time, patience, and respect. Bamberger showed the world that degraded land is not a lost cause, but an opportunity. He showed that hydrological systems have value, that water remembers how to move through a landscape, and t

Almost every Texan carries a fond memory of the Hill Country. For some, it’s swimming in a clear river on a hot summer day. For others, it’s a drive along winding roads lined with live oaks and limestone bluffs, or a quiet morning watching deer graze in the distance. The Hill Country is not just a place on a map. It is part of Texas’s shared identity, tied deeply to water, land, and the rhythms of nature that sustain both. Today, that landscape faces a serious and largely avo