The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or TCEQ is the environmental agency for the state. The TCEQ has approximately 2,900 employees, 16 regional offices, and a $480.7 million operating budget for the 2007 fiscal year. It is purported to be the largest environmental agency in the United States next to the US-EPA. There have been several complaints recently in the newspaper regarding this agency's regulation and enforcement policies. What is your opinion of this huge bureaucracy?

Broken-O Development

A new development is being proposed in Kendall County on the old Broken-O ranch. The Broken-O is a 5,000-acre tract of land in the Champee Springs area. It is bordered to the north by Ranger Creek Road and to the south by Tapatio Springs. A recent Boerne Star article (dated 8/17/07) reported"there would be approximately 3660 acres developed on the ranch," and this new development will require approximately 360 acre-feet of groundwater. This request is currently being considered the Cow Creek Groundwater District.
What do you think about this proposed development?

Boerne's Master Plan

There are problems in Master Plan Land - or maybe that's the way it is designed to work... It shouldn't be a surprise that some see the Master Plan as a guide to land and development speculation while others see it as a guide needing considerable community input in its maturation. These matters are currently being debated at City Council. There are concerns for what happens to the residents whose neighborhood turns commercial, matters of adequate infrastructure (especially transportation - not considered in detail in the MP), and rate of growth (25,000 or bust!). "Consistent with Boerne's Master Plan" simply does not justify rushing to turn everything 'red' (as in the red commercial zones indicated in the MP). Let's remember that the MP is based on community values: Check 'em out!
Vision and Goals
1. Maintain small town look and feel
2. Preserve identity and uniqueness
3. Sidewalks and shoulders, pedestrian protection
4. Natural resources as an economic resource
5. Green space and heritage, include in developments

Esperanza

Esperanza is a proposed residential development in the City of Boerne's ETJ. The proposed development calls for 2,480 homes adjacent to Highway 46. What do you think about this proposed development?