The Watershed Association

Hays County Commissioners Court
2022-06-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-17 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-10 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-03 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-04-26 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-04-19 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Hays County Court House, 111 E San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States
Weekly Court sessions take place at the Hays County Historic Courthouse, located at 111 E. San Antonio St., in San Marcos, Texas. The five-member body of elected officials hold Court beginning at 9 a.m. each Tuesday at the County Courthouse, unless otherwise posted.
Court Agendas
The Court’s agenda is posted on this site each Friday prior to the next session, in addition to various offices throughout the county. Draft agendas are posted here.
Archives of past Court minutes are available as well.
If you would like to have an item placed on the Hays County Commissioners Court agenda, please contact your County Commissioner’s Office.

Commissioners Court Minutes Archive
Weekly Agenda
Commissioners Courtroom Rules of Decorum

For full details and information, check the Hays County Commissioners Court webpage.

Wimberley City Council Meeting
2022-06-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Wimberley City Chambers, 221 Stillwater Drive, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
The Wimberley City Council generally holds bi-weekly regular board meetings on Thursday evenings at the City offices at 221 Stillwater, Wimberley, Texas 78676, starting at 6pm. Schedule adjustments are made for holidays and agenda load. Check the Public Meetings page for details and official postings.
Agendas and meeting packets are available on the City Agendas portal: https://www.cityofwimberley.com/292/Public-Meetings

Wimberley City Council Meeting
2022-06-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-05-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Wimberley City Chambers, 221 Stillwater Drive, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
City of Wimberley City Council meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Wimberley City Chambers located at 221 Stillwater Drive, Wimberley, Texas 78676.
2022 Agendas and Meeting Minutes (link)

Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Regular Board Meeting
2022-06-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-05-05 17:00 - 19:00 | TX
REGULAR BOARD MEETING HAYS TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – HELD IN WIMBERLEY LOCATION
Normal time: 5:00 PM
The location alternates between Wimberley and Dripping Springs.
Wimberley Location: Hays County Extension Office (Meeting Room)
200 Stillwater Rd, Wimberley, TX 78676
Dripping Springs Location: Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, Multi-Purpose Room in the Family Life Center bldg., 4000 US-290 West, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Check the Agenda on the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Meetings and Agenda webpage.
Registration for Public Comment requires submitting a Public Participation Form before the meeting begins. Properly registered speakers must limit Public Comments to 5 minutes for all topics. All Public Comments will be made during the Public Comments section of the meeting. Any person participating in the meeting must be recognized and identified by the Presiding Officer each time they speak. The District will accept written comments by 4pm the
business day before the Board Meeting. Written comments may be submitted on any item by email to staff3@haysgroundwater.com or by mail to PO Box 1648, Dripping Springs, TX 78620.
Agenda items may be taken in any order at the discretion of the Board. HTGCD agendas, Public Participation Forms, approved meeting minutes, and any available backup materials are posted on the District website, www.haysgroundwater.com under Quick Links/Agendas/Meeting Year/ Meeting Date.
Click Here to view the Watershed Association’s Comments on the HTGCD proposed rule changes.

Art4Water Launch Party
2022-05-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Beerburg, 13476 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX, 78736
Join us at Beerburg Brewery on Sunday, May 15 to celebrate! There will be live painting, kids kite-making workshops, two bands: Leyline and Jamie Ospina. Leyline are good friends of ours who are always singing about the waters. We are also bringing in artists, vendors, and other community partners who are passionate about the planet. This event will be interactive and experiential drawing attention to conservation through creativity.

We’re proud to officially launch of the Watershed Association’s Art4Water program aimed at highlighting the intersectionality between art, culture, expression and conservation. Our inaugural Art4Water offering is the Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition, featuring water-inspired work of 30+ artists in the form of large art kites, which will hang high in the Austin Central Library from May 6th-November.

Our official launch at Beerburg Brewery on May 15th will be an opportunity to celebrate, announce, and point attention to the Kite Exhibit as well as highlight artists and community members that are passionate about conservation.

The event is free, donations are appreciated, and a portion of the Cause-Brew sales will go to support Art4Water. Come celebrate with us!

Art4Water Tweens Kite Build with Terry Zee Lee
2022-05-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Austin Central Library, 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701
Learn how to build and fly a kite, kite engineering basics, different kite-making materials, and three key kitemaker knots. Learn how the artistry of kites can convey a powerful message plus how to plan a kite festival at your school!

Class is taught by Terry Zee Lee, president of Sky Wind World in conjunction with Art4Water, the Watershed Association, and Austin Central Library’s Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition.
Reserved for tweens age 9-12 and class is limited to 36. The kite building class will be held at the Austin Central Library in downtown Austin. Registration is free:
Kite Making for Tweens Age 9-12 Tickets, Sat, May 14, 2022 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite (click for registration link).

Woodcreek City Council Meeting
2022-05-11 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Camp Young Judea, 121 Camp Young Judaea Rd, Woodcreek, TX, United States
Woodcreek City Council meets at 6:30pm on the second Wednesday of each month, usually at Camp Young Judea. Meetings are also streamed online.
Agendas are available on the Meetings webpage (link).

Blanco City Council Meeting
2022-05-10 18:00 - 20:00 | City of Blanco Byars Building, 308 Pecan Street, Blanco, 78606, United States
The Blanco City Council holds regular meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month usually at the Byars Building (308 Pecan Street) at 6 p.m. Check agenda for location.
Agendas are posted online on the City Council page (link) and at City Hall 72 hours before meetings.
Meetings are also livestreamed through GoToMeeting. The link is provided in the meeting agenda.

Community Program on “Mountain Cedars: Wanted Dead and Alive!”
2022-05-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Landa Haus, 360 Aquatic Circle, Landa Park, New Braunfels, TX, 360 Aquatic Circle, New Braunfels, TX

GMA-9 Public Meeting
2022-05-09 10:00 - 14:00 | TX

Blanco River Songwriter Festival
2022-05-07 11:00 - 22:00 | Fischer Dance Hall, 701 Fischer Store Rd, Fischer, TX, 78623, United States
The overall experience at a Blanco River Songwriter Festival is pretty much laid-back Hill Country perfection.
Curated by musicians themselves, the Songwriter Festival brings premier talent into an intimate setting for 11 hours of live music. The acoustics of the space with a cold beer in your hand and spring breezes blowing through the open windows of the dance hall will remind you of how lucky we are to be in the Texas Hill Country. This year’s lineup is one heavy-hitting songwriter after another. You won’t want to miss a single act, so get your tickets, get your drink in hand, and stay for the day!
Proceeds benefit Blanco River Academy.

Art4Water Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition
2022-05-07 - 2022-11-15 | Austin Central Library, 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701
“Art shapes culture, and changes people and communities. Art tells a universally powerful story that communicates the value of water beyond words.”
Art4Water, a program of the Watershed Association, is an initiative that advocates for environmental protection through the lens of art.
Artists have always served society as visionaries, translators and storytellers– they help share powerful stories and elements of the human experience that are limited by spoken language.
Art4Water is devoted to uplifting conservation-inspired artists as they help us more deeply understand and connect to the necessity of water– the life it brings, the meaning it holds, and the threats that face it.
Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition
Celebrating the Great Springs of Texas

Art4Water’s inaugural program, The Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition, is a collaboration between The Watershed Association, Terry Zee Lee and 30+ national artists in the creation of water-inspired art kites. Hanging like an oasis in the sky, The Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition brings together diverse communities around the respect for Texas’ great springs–their history, their value, and the threats to their existence.
Through this exhibition, the Watershed Association partners with Terry Zee Lee, a renowned facilitator and curator of kite exhibitions, to raise awareness of the vital connection of water to life. With Jacob’s Well as one example, “Sacred Springs” seeks to float a collection of groundwater icons in the sky.
The Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition will be on display at the Austin Central Library (710 W. César Chávez St, 78701) for free, through November 2022.
Full details: https://watershedassociation.org/impactareas/art4water/

Art4Water Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition Opening Reception
2022-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Austin Central Library, 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701
Join us for the Opening Reception for Art4Water’s inaugural program, The Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition–a collaboration between The Watershed Association, Terry Zee Lee and 30+ national artists in the creation of water-inspired art kites. Hanging like an oasis in the sky, The Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition brings together diverse communities around the respect for Texas’ great springs–their history, their value, and the threats to their existence.
Through this exhibition, the Watershed Association partners with Terry Zee Lee, a renowned facilitator and curator of kite exhibitions, to raise awareness of the vital connection of water to life. With Jacob’s Well as one example, “Sacred Springs” seeks to float a collection of groundwater icons in the sky.
Capacity of the event is limited. Please, RSVP for the event at the Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition Opening Reception Eventbrite (link).
The Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition will be on display at the Austin Central Library (710 W. César Chávez St, 78701) for free, through November 2022.
Full details: art4water.com

Wimberley Arts Fest
2022-05-01 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-30 11:00 - 16:00 | Waters Point Retreat, 13401 Ranch Rd 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676
The Wimberley Valley Art League is hosting Wimberley Arts Fest on April 30-May 1, 2022 at The Waters Point. The Wimberley Valley Art League‘s purpose is to promote the arts and artists in Wimberley and the Central Hill Country of Texas. They are a very active group with over 200 artist/members. ​Here’s what to expect.
You’ll arrive in Wimberley via Ranch Road 12 and pull into The Waters Point Retreat near the Blanco River. You will be able to park on the grounds and golf carts with happy drivers will pick you up and deposit you closer to the festival happenings. Entry into the festival is free. On-Site parking is $10. Other near-by parking is free with shuttle service to the festival.
You’ll see about 100 booths nestled among the pecan trees and cabins. Great effort is made to intermix the art so you will see a large variety of media. All the exhibiting artists are selected by invitation and all of them are experienced and talented. Some come from neighboring states and regions. About 25% are local artists.
Food truck aromas will beckon you to relax and have a picnic overlooking the river. A beer and wine booth will help you enjoy your picnic even more. Live music plays continuously and there will be chairs set up for you to rest and listen as you take breaks between art shopping. Only well-behaved dogs on leashes are permitted on the grounds.
It’s a great way to enjoy the Texas Hill Country and Wimberley, “a little bit of heaven.”

Drug Take Back Day
2022-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
Keep Wimberley Beautiful and Constable Precinct 3 are hosting a Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Wimberley Community Center on Saturday April 30th from 10am-Noon.
There will be a drive-through drop off for confidential and secure disposal. Safely disposing of prescription drugs helps protect water quality, reduce pollution, and lessen the potential for overdoses.

“Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “Overdose deaths continue to hit tragic record highs. I encourage everyone to dispose of unneeded prescription medications now.”
Find out more about National Drug Take Back Day and find other dropoff locations: Take Back Day (dea.gov)

Spring Water Revival (HCA)
2022-04-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Schreiner University: Cailloux Campus Activity Center Ballroom, 15 Acorn Loop, Kerrville, TX, 78028
The Hill Country Alliance is hosting a Spring Water Revival featuring an interactive panel to spotlight the once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize water infrastructure, featuring experts and rural leaders excited to put these funds into action. Learn where communities can look for funds and the benefits of taking a One Water approach.
Featuring:

Katherine Romans, Executive Director, Hill Country Alliance (Moderator)
Jennifer Walker, Deputy Director of Texas Coast and Water Program, National Wildlife Federation
Rebeca Gibson, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Bandera
Mark Pearson, West Texas Coordinator, Communities Unlimited
Troy Dorman, PhD, PE, CFM, Director of Water Resources, Halff Associates, Inc.

This panel will be recorded by Texas Public Radio and will be accessible after the event.

Hays County Tire Drive
2022-04-23 08:00 - 17:00 | TX
Hays County is hosting a Tire Drive on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 750 River Road, San Marcos, TX. The drive is free and for Hays County residents only. Only the first 800 tires are being accepted; rims are not being collected. Accepted tires include cars, light trucks, SUVs, 18-wheelers, motorcycles and golf carts.
Repurposed tires become new playgrounds, gravel substitutes, garden mulch and wastewater treatment and reduce mosquito populations and viruses, landfill waste and land and water pollution. For more information, email taylor.holliday@co.hays.tx.us or call (512) 938-1605.
