@LizTeitz

water + environment reporter @ExpressNews • past lives: @ocplaindealer, @hearstcmg, @BmtEnterprise • far-flung Rhode Islander

 San Antonio, TX
Joined December 2013
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After back-to-back floods on the upper Guadalupe River, scientists went looking for an endangered mussel species found nowhere else. Their findings? Despite the massive destruction, “they’re still there, and they persist.” expressnews.com/hill-country… via @ExpressNews

Water critters handled Guadalupe River floods better than you'd expect

Fish, mussel and insect populations took a hit in the back-to-back floods, but they are adapted to handle flooding and can survive and recover, experts say

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BIG SCOOP via @Forrest4Trees: Texas is considering selling a state park to Elon Musk. texasmonthly.com/news-politi…

Texas Has Been Considering Selling a Beloved State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Sources Say

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission had been scheduled to discuss selling Boca Chica State Park, Texas Monthly has learned.

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San Antonio is suing DHS to try to stop the agency from converting a warehouse on the East Side to an ICE detention center: expressnews.com/news/texas/a…

San Antonio sues to stop ICE detention center from opening on East Side

The city argues the U.S. Department of Homeland Security violated federal law by failing to conduct a review of the environmental impact of the center.

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'All means all': How this SAISD high school became one of the city's highest rated. Story by Noah Alcala Bach. expressnews.com/innovation-i… via @expressnews

How this San Antonio ISD high school became one of the city's highest rated

Brackenridge High School serves students from low-income households and affluent neighborhoods. In August, it became the first San Antonio ISD neighborhood high school to earn an A on state ratings.

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12:20pm Radar: Rainfall is slowly becoming more widespread across the San Antonio metro. Some minor flooding is possible, but this will mainly just be beneficial rain! #txwx
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A North Side subdivision already got $2 million from the county to fix its failing septic system. Now, it wants the city to waive another $415K in fees, too: expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews with @smithmollyk

San Antonio subdivision seeks $400K break to connect to SAWS sewer system

Villas at Timberwood residents want San Antonio City Council to waive more than $415,000 in fees — and go against existing policy — to connect to the San Antonio Water System.

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Hill Country opposition prompts route changes for power line to Permian Basin expressnews.com/business/art…

Hill Country opposition prompts route changes for power line to Permian Basin

Texas regulators approved the Howard-Solstice transmission line after changing its route to reduce impacts on landowners.

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Spent a beautiful morning in the Hill Country getting a sneak peak at one of Texas' newest state parks for this fun story about what goes into turning a private ranch into a public park: expressnews.com/hill-country… via @ExpressNews

At new Hill Country state park, things are going to be really wild

Bear Creek State Park won't be far from Garner State Park, but the experience will be very different. The new park will be much more rugged and nature-focused.

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City Hall wants up to $1.2 billion for projects. It can afford $450 million expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews

Fewer city projects or higher taxes? San Antonio may have to choose.

San Antonio’s 2027 bond capacity has fallen from $625 million to $450 million, leaving council to weigh fewer projects against a property tax hike.

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After two major floods in 13 months, Kerr County officials say it'll cost another $5 million to build out a full flood warning system – and it's still not clear who will foot the bill for that: expressnews.com/hill-country… via @expressnews

Kerr County to add 30 more sirens and new gauges to improve flood warning

The warning system's buildout is expected to cost at least $3 million, on top of the $1.25 million in state funding already approved.

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The @ExpressNews local politics team — @MeganLRodriguez, @madisoniszler and me — plus @AnnasofiaScheve wrote today's front page! 💪
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San Antonio’s new homeless camp strategy could end with fences, patrols and arrests expressnews.com/politics/art… via @expressnews

Hundreds of sweeps later, homeless camps keep coming back. S.A. has a new plan.

The city would give outreach workers up to six weeks to help people find housing or shelter before clearing camps and preventing their return.

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For years, people have been saying it would take a flood to end the drought in Central Texas. But July's flooding still wasn't quite enough to bring us back to normal. Conditions have improved, but we're still not out of it, experts say: expressnews.com/hill-country… via @expressnews

San Antonio area's drought might have eased, but it's not over

Heavy rains in the spring and summer improved levels in area aquifers, lakes and streams, but we're still not fully recovered from years below-normal rainfall.

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NEW: San Antonio voters won’t have a say at the ballot box on whether the city should put up $489 million toward a new $1.3 billion Spurs arena, despite Mayor Jones’ campaign to pressure City Council to put the funding to a public vote. expressnews.com/news/article…

Mayor Jones' push for vote on city's contribution to Spurs arena fails

Mayor Jones urged residents to pressure their City Council representatives to allow San Antonians to vote on whether the city should contribute $489 million to a new $1.3 billion Spurs arena.

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July's heavy rain brought devastating flooding, but also some relief to drought-stricken reservoirs. @WesleyRatko and I looked at satellite images that show dramatic changes as lakes refilled: expressnews.com/hill-country… via @expressnews

Satellite photos show how area lakes refilled after July rains, flooding

The heavy rain brought devastating flooding, but also relief to some drought-stricken water sources for Central and South Texas.

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Noah Alcala Bach@noahbachAug 6
Ball’s departure from SWISD — the fifth largest district in the metro — means the five largest school systems in the city have lost their leader since last fall. Only two, NEISD and SAISD, have hired permanent replacements.
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Less than three weeks until the first day of school, Southwest ISD Superintendent Jeanette Ball has resigned, citing a desire to “do something different.” bit.ly/3RTm8jt
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After a second major flood, Kerr County is starting to rebuild once again. @SamOwensphoto and I spent last week talking to people about starting over, coping with grief and where they're finding hope: expressnews.com/hill-country… via @expressnews

Knocked down by another flood, can Kerr County get back up again?

Just as county residents felt like things were back to normal after the 2025 flood, a new natural disaster has put many of them back to square one. 

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After a record-high river rise flooded homes and cut off roads, residents in Uvalde County are returning home, cleaning up and trying to figure out what's next. Reporting from Uvalde with @SamOwensphoto: expressnews.com/hill-country… via @expressnews

As floodwaters recede, Uvalde shifts to cleanup and recovery

Residents started returning to their homes on Friday after three days of flooding that left one person dead and required hundreds of water rescues.

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Exclusive: The @ExpressNews obtained a report Judson ISD fought to keep hidden: the board attorneys’ full findings trustees relied on when they voted in April to fire the district’s superintendent. expressnews.com/news/educati…

‘Breakdown in trust’: Inside the investigation that ousted Judson ISD's leader

An investigation of former Judson ISD Superintendent Milton Fields found he mishandled academics and district finances and jeopardized student safety.

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