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G.2 • WATER_DISTRICTEdwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)
Consider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve a conversion of base irrigation groundwater owned by Yellowstone Real Estate, Inc.
Presented in: Edwards Aquifer Authority - Board of Directors (June 09, 2026) on 2026-06-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“A motion was made by Director Yanta, seconded by Director Perkins, the board adopt a Final Order Granting Application to Convert Base Irrigation Groundwater to Unrestricted Irrigation Groundwater based on changes in land use submitted by Yellowstone Real Estate, Inc. The motion passed without opposition.
[Attached and made a part of these minutes.]
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LB
Luana Buckner
President
YES
RS
Rachel Sanborn
Director, District 1 (District 1)
YES
MH
Maggie Hutchins-Wagner
Director, District 2 (District 2)
YES
SC
Steve Cargil
Director, District 3 (District 3)
YES
RG
Rader Gilleland
Director, District 4 (District 4)
YES
DC
Deborah Carington
Director, District 5 (District 5)
YES
JC
J Carnes
Director, District 6 (District 6)
YES
RP
Randall Perkins
Director, District 7 (District 7)
YES
BM
Byron Miller
Director, District 8 (District 8)
YES
MH
Matthew Hoyt
Director, District 9 (District 9)
YES
SY
Scott Yanta
Director, District 10 (District 10)
YES
CP
Carol Patterson
Director, District 11 (District 11)
YES
GM
Gary Middleton
Director, District 12 (District 12)
YES
RP
Russell Persyn
Director, District 13 (District 13)
YES
EV
Enrique Valdivia
Director, District 14 (District 14)
YES
BY
Benjamin Youngblood III
Director, District 15 (District 15)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
A motion was made by Director Yanta, seconded by Director Perkins, the board adopt a Final Order Granting Application to Convert Base Irrigation Groundwater to Unrestricted Irrigation Groundwater based on changes in land use submitted by Yellowstone Real Estate, Inc. The motion passed without opposition. [Attached and made a part of these minutes.]
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).