Texas has been at the fore-front of renewable energy for over thirty years. Way back in 1978, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment to exempt solar power and wind turbine equipment from property taxes. Generally speaking, when you hire someone to install solar panels or a wind turbine, they will request a permit from your […] Continue reading → 
Friday, March 12th, 2010 from 4:30 to 6:30pm there will be a tour of GREEN buildings at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. The Double LEED® Building Tour Higher Education Institution Facilities is being held by the Central Texas Balcones Chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC-CTB). The Admissions Center building is LEED-NC Gold Certified and the Center for Lifelong Learning is LEED-NC Silver Registered. Continue reading → The Austin, Texas, Round Rock, Texas Metro Area is ranked number 3 in a Forbes Real Estate list of America’s Fastest Recovering Cities. Continue reading → Did you know there is money available to provide habitat for the Houston Toad? Please help if you can- Continue reading → With record setting high heat, drought, and lake levels getting lower and lower it seems that xeriscaping would be all the rage in Central & South Texas but it’s not. Who started the fad of growing these expansive water hogging St. Augustine (“carpet” grass) lawns anyway? I have yet to know the full history behind […] Continue reading → what’s a carless person to do? Taking the bus may be the best current option. Here is the BT Interurban website to guide you through the process. There is WiFi on the bus system for laptop use in route and bicycle racks to carry your transportation to the next destination. Bus tickets are available at HEB grocery storelocations in San Marcos, New Braunfels and Kyle. The two bus routes run along IH 35 between Austin, Texas and San Antonio, Texas with stops in San Marcos, Texas in Hays County. Continue reading → A Valence Press Release announced that Valence Technologies, Inc. of Austin, Texas as well as China, Northern Ireland & Las Vegas, Nevada chose Leander, Texas as the site for their $585 million dollar facility. Valence has applied for an Electric Drive Vehicle Battery & Component Manufacturing Initiative Grant as part of the Recovery Act. Continue reading → If you are looking for a veterinarian for your pet(s) who adds non-traditional medicine such as acupuncture and holistic medicine to his repertoire of traditional medical skills, you might try Crystal Mountain Animal Hospital on Bee Caves in Austin, Texas. Continue reading → Lawn Grass in Leander & Cedar Park Texas For those whose lawns look weathered and barren now. remember, we are in the dead of winter- the grass has been dormant but will come to life soon. We had a horribly harsh summer with the drought a dry first part of the winter and we are […] Continue reading → The Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Leander, Texas had an Open House Saturday February 7th 2009 at the new Capital MetroRail Leander Station. The new Swiss train was there as well as CapMetro staff to educate attendees on the new commuter rail service into Austin, Texas. The first of several Open Houses Capital Metro is holding, this […] Continue reading →