It might be the calm before the storm, with only one pre-filed bill related to the environment. The Texas Legislature officially starts at noon on January 13, 2015.
House Bill
HB 572: Relating to the sunset review of regional tollway authorities.
Featured 1,000 acres preserved near Danbury (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle, 12/24/2014) “More than 1,000 acres of land in Brazoria County will be sheltered from development under an agreement between a conservation group and a farmer. A farmer near Danbury accepted a $1.3 million payment from the Galveston Bay Foundation in an agreement sealed Tuesday to conserve the land in…
Featured U.S. Fish and Wildlife Builds Nature Preserve in East End to Restore and Grow Pollinators (The Pasadena Citizen, 12/11/2014) “When Harrisburg was founded in the mid 19th century by the Allen brothers, the Buffalo Bayou in what is now Houston, Texas, was teeming with native plants and wildlife. Early settlers found the rich soil and growing conditions ideal to…