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The night sky near UT Austin s McDonald Observatory outside Fort Davis. This part of Texas has some of the darkest sky in the United States.
The Hill Country is known for its skies – dark skies, that is. Tourists come from all over for a clear look at the stars.
Texas state Rep. Erin Zwiener wants to make sure that astrotourism to the region continues. Ahead of the legislative session, she filed a bill that would allow cities to enforce lighting ordinances outside official city limits.
Zwiener said the ability to enforce is especially important for a place like Dripping Springs, where the town s unincorporated area
the road from you in austin texas. my understanding is there s over 350 homes that have been destroyed by this flooding. it s 100-year flood, a flood of record. we haven t seen anything in history this devastating to the wimberley valley and san marcos so it is absolutely devastating, not only the loss of life which is tragic 11 people that remain missing and unaccounted for, it s just absolutely devastating. yeah i mean you know we just passed through san marco this morning on the way to this town and when you drive through these towns, they are so beautiful, so picturesque, you can see why so many people love coming here not only living here, but coming here on vacation. what have you been hearing? i m by the 7-a resort built in 46. they d never seen something like this. it s about rebuilding. how do you do that when this is so widespread jason? you really do and it is