A Bend in the River Worth Fighting For

Updated January 5, 2025. By Harold “Skip” Connett and Steve Box As more development converges in Bastrop County’s Wilbarger Bend,  landowners are increasingly alarmed by its potential harm to the Lower Colorado River and the aquifers beneath it that they depend on for their livelihoods. A recent administrative court ruling in a requested contested case…

Environmental Stewardship Given Green Light to Challenge the TCEQ’s Management of the Lower Colorado River

Press Release Environmental Stewardship Given Green Light to Challenge TCEQ’s Management of the Lower Colorado River   Bastrop, TX. February 9, 2024.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. CONTACT: Steve Box, Executive Director, Environmental Stewardship, 512-300-6609, info@envstwardship.org. Richard Martin, a long-time Bastrop County angler, and Environmental Stewardship (ES) moved a big step closer this week to arguing their…