Liz Teitz
Hill Country and Environment Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News
hill country + environment reporter @ExpressNews • past lives: @ocplaindealer, @hearstcmg, @BmtEnterprise • far-flung Rhode Islander
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Liz Teitz
BANDERA COUNTY - Mid-sentence, Grace Waggener stopped short and pointed. "Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly!" she called out. Waggener and Tom Collins leaned over to inspect the insect, which was perched in the tall grass next to the trail. They quickly identified it as a sleepy orange. Article continues below this adWaggener tallied it on the spreadsheet she carried, before the volunteers continued on their search, making their way through the north side of the Love Creek Preserve.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Liz Teitz
After raising rates for water, electricity and sewer in 2023 and 2024, New Braunfels Utilities has proposed raising rates again this year and next year, pointing to higher costs due to infrastructure needs, population growth and regulatory requirements. The utility's board of trustees voted to approve the potential increases last week, sending them to the New Braunfels City Council for final approval. The council is expected to vote on the increases this month.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Liz Teitz
Less than a week after pushing drought restrictions to Stage 5 for the first time ever, the Edwards Aquifer Authority has eased those back to Stage 4 as water levels rebounded thanks to this week's much-needed rain. The aquifer authority manages the groundwater system that provides water for more than 2 million people, including about half the San Antonio Water System's supply.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Liz Teitz
SAN MARCOS - Ricardo Henriquez and Bernard Mbithi adjusted their gear one final time, counted to three - then side-by-side, they stepped off the dock into the bright blue water of Spring Lake.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Liz Teitz
New Braunfels will soon begin charging people to park in more than 200 spaces downtown. The City Council voted unanimously this week to approve changes to the city's parking rules, which will take effect on July 7. The city plans to convert 238 of the 750 on-street parking spaces from free, two-hour parking into paid spaces, city spokesman David Ferguson said in a news release Parking will cost $2 per hour, with the first hour free and a one-day maximum of $10, plus fees.
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With Edwards Aquifer water levels at their lowest since 1990, the aquifer authority has declared Stage 5 drought restrictions, its most restrictive cutbacks for users like SAWS and NBU: https://t.co/rjLncviUI6 via @expressnews