Environmental

Street Maintenance crews from the Public Services Department have been working around-the-clock to spread a mixture of sand and ice-melt on high priority areas—bridges, major roads, intersections and hospital driveways. That work will continue until no longer needed...

City consultants gave an update at Monday’s City Council work session on the Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP) draft, which has been under development since October 2023. Once finalized, the SWMP will guide the future of the City’s solid waste services for the next 20...

As landscapes start to thaw out this weekend, plants may look dead or battered from the recent weather conditions. Texas gardening expert and author Neil Sperry states on his website to not “rush to judgment” and that in many cases, you won’t know the extent of winter...

With freezing temperatures expected to take a pause at the end of the weekend, pipes with frozen water inside that have expanded this past week might crack or burst when temperatures rise and the water gets flowing again.   The burst might not happen...

Next week’s forecast shows a possibility for extreme winter weather, and City departments are preparing by staging equipment and materials. Piles of sand to help de-ice and provide traction at intersections are in place and ready to load on spreaders. Bags of ice melt...

With freezing (and below freezing) temperatures predicted for next week, it’s time to do some preparation work to protect plants, pipes and landscapes. Here are some tips from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the American Red Cross:  Make sure the soil around...

Turn your Christmas tree into mulch and compost and keep large gift boxes out of the trash (and out of sight of would-be thieves) through the City’s Tree Cycling and Holiday Box Recycling programs. Both programs began last month and continue through Feb. 7. ...