/tags/hill-country Hill Country en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:35:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-01-31/new-texas-state-park-near-colorado-bend The 2,000-acre tract along the Colorado River is adjacent to the existing Colorado Bend State Park. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:35:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-01-31/new-texas-state-park-near-colorado-bend Alexandra Hart /education/2024-03-14/science-mill-april-8-total-eclipse-quest-girlstart-johnson-city The Science Mill in Johnson City designed a game to help students learn why a large swath of Central Texas will be cast in twilight in the middle of the day. The museum estimates 6,000 students in the region will play Eclipse Quest before the April 8 eclipse. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-03-14/science-mill-april-8-total-eclipse-quest-girlstart-johnson-city Becky Fogel /transportation/2024-03-05/central-texas-braces-for-eclipse-traffic-surge No one knows exactly how bad traffic will be in Central Texas, but a total eclipse in 2017 caused historic gridlock. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:15:00 GMT /transportation/2024-03-05/central-texas-braces-for-eclipse-traffic-surge Nathan Bernier /education/2024-03-01/total-eclipse-of-the-school-day-some-central-texas-districts-will-close-april-8 School districts in the path of the totality cite concerns about an influx of visitors and traffic as reasons for the closures. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:45:00 GMT /education/2024-03-01/total-eclipse-of-the-school-day-some-central-texas-districts-will-close-april-8 Becky Fogel /energy-environment/2024-02-19/texas-hill-country-horny-toads-horned-lizards “They have a mystique about ’em, you know. They’re kind of so ugly, they’re cute,� says Brian Wright, who lives and works on the 9,500-acre Hill Country property as the ranch manager. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:26:41 GMT /energy-environment/2024-02-19/texas-hill-country-horny-toads-horned-lizards Jade Emerson, NextGenRadio /business/2023-11-28/san-marcos-film-studio-set-to-break-ground-in-february Hill Country Studios can begin the first phase of construction on the 800,000-square-foot project as soon as Feb 4. Activists had protested the development when it was announced in 2022. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:56:16 GMT /business/2023-11-28/san-marcos-film-studio-set-to-break-ground-in-february Maya Fawaz /energy-environment/2023-08-22/blue-hole-regional-park-wimberley-texas-closed-swimming-water-levels-jacobs-well Drought and water scarcity in Wimberley have claimed a second victim. First, it was Jacob's Well, and now Blue Hole's water levels are two feet below the normal level. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:20:32 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-22/blue-hole-regional-park-wimberley-texas-closed-swimming-water-levels-jacobs-well Maya Fawaz /energy-environment/2023-08-02/jacobs-well-swimming-hole-spring-water-flow-wimberley-texas-hill-country David Baker, executive director of The Watershed Association, a nonprofit conservation group, says this is the worst he's seen the well in over three decades. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:17:51 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-02/jacobs-well-swimming-hole-spring-water-flow-wimberley-texas-hill-country Maya Fawaz /transportation/2023-07-27/violet-crown-austin-missing-trail-link-complete-sunset-valley-home-depot-boulevard The new mile-long segment in Sunset Valley connects the trail from Barton Springs Pool to Slaughter Creek near MoPac. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:20:48 GMT /transportation/2023-07-27/violet-crown-austin-missing-trail-link-complete-sunset-valley-home-depot-boulevard Nathan Bernier /texas/2022-10-06/german-texans-celebrate-their-heritage-with-hill-country-fall-festivals The largest of those celebrations is Wurstfest in New Braunfels, which kicks off on Nov. 4. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:48:12 GMT /texas/2022-10-06/german-texans-celebrate-their-heritage-with-hill-country-fall-festivals Brian Kirkpatrick