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…
Not surprisingly, it was another slow week of prefiling for the Texas Legislature, which officially starts at noon on January 13, 2015. HB 528:Â Relating to the sunset review of regional mobility authorities. HB 529:Â Relating to the composition of the Texas Transportation Commission and the selection of members of that commission. HB 539:Â Relating to the procedural requirements for the adoption of…