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Editorial – The Texas Tribune Yearend 2023

No one covers Texas’ lawmakers and politicians like The Texas Tribune, and that’s never more in evidence than in the odd-numbered years when the Legislature is in session. After an unprecedented year with four special legislative sessions and an impeachment trial of the state’s attorney general, our statehouse coverage gave Texans context for understanding major debates about schools, taxes and corruption and how these debates affect Texas communities, families and individuals. This kind of service journalism was woven throughout the entire year: We started the year with a foundational explanation of state government in Texas and finished with a [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T21:50:54-05:00December 29th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

Texas is Getting Bigger than You May Know ….

We all know the State of Texas is huge. Most people don’t know about the TEX-A-PLEX. Do you? See the video (here). It will be surprising. It was to us. The triangular region framed in by the cities of Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio is experiencing a wave of growth of historic proportions more than anywhere in the world; In 2020, the population of the Texas Triangle reached nearly 21 million; The Texas Triangle contains five of the 20 largest cities in the U.S., and was home to more than 70% of all Texans: City of Dallas, [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T21:51:39-05:00December 28th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

How to Tell You’re Being Phished and 9 Other Common Online Scams – 2022

Delbert reported in earlier 2022 that the Internet can feel packed with scams sometimes, especially for anyone who's had their credit card or other information stolen. But most scams fall into a small variety of types that are easy to identify and avoid once you know about them. There are only so many ways to reinvent the wheel—scammers will usually fall into a set number of categories. Twingate assembled a list of common online scams that internet users should be wary of, drawing on research from government organizations, payment processors, and tech companies. One of the major categories of scamming [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T21:52:35-05:00October 12th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

Texas AIPG Board Members Met with the Students at the Texas Hydro~Geo Workshop: September 29-October 1, 2023 in Boerne, Texas

Real-World Field Settings for Valuable Hands-On Experience in Aquatic Biology, Hydrology, Geology, Hydrogeology, and Environmental Science More than 200 students and a few professionals from around Texas assembled near Boerne, Texas for the Texas Hydro~Geo Workshop. It is focused on the collection, processing, analysis, and evaluation of hydrologic (surface water), geologic, and hydrogeologic (groundwater) field data. It serves as an excellent introduction for aspiring geology, hydrology, hydrogeologic, and environmental science students, as well as a refresher for seasoned professionals with potential recruiting objectives. The Workshop was created to bring students and professionals together in a field setting for a [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T16:51:24-06:00September 30th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report – October 1, 2023

The Wise Report Henry M. Wise, P.G. October 1, 2023 The Ecological Screening Benchmark Tables for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality have been updated and posted to the TCEQ’s Ecological Risk Assessments webpage (here). The Ecological Screening Benchmarks are numeric values for surface water, sediment, and soil that can be used to screen non-bioaccumulative chemicals of concern from further evaluation under Tier 2 Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessments. Please contact the Remediation Division Technical Program Support (TPS) Team at techsup@tceq.texas.gov if you have any questions. Henry M. Wise, P.G. The Wise Report 10/1/2023

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:01:44-05:00September 29th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report – September 23, 2023

The Wise Report Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G. September 23, 2023 The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) adopts the following amendments: 22 TAC §851.21 Licensing Requirements – Examinations: amends the examination process and procedures to sit for the examinations and removes language that references a form that is no longer required. 22 TAC §851.22 Waivers and Substitutions: Policy, Procedures, and Criteria: describes the relevant work experience requirement, removes language that may have been interpretated as the Board evaluating an applicant's "good and ethical" character, and adds clarity and consistent language relating to continuing education used throughout the policy. Henry M. [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T09:52:44-05:00September 23rd, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Texas September Webinar at Noon this Month

The Geology of Western Sicily and its Effect on Iron Age (2800-2600 BP) and Modern Societies September 12, 2023 Please note the new time! 10:00 am pacific, 11:00 am mountain, 12:00 pm central, 1:00 pm eastern Western Sicily is underlain by African basement upon which is piled a series of thrust sheets (the south-verging Maghrebian Orogenic Belt) containing rocks as young as early Pleistocene. Uplift and large earthquakes continue to the present. Sediment loads of rivers are high, resulting in extensive alluvial plains: these were historically highly malarial, but are now drained and being dewatered by intensive irrigation. Iron [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T13:13:23-06:00September 11th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Water Journal’s Review of the 88th Texas State Legislature

Kirkle, et al., reported on August 31, 2023 that after a fast and furious 140 days, the 88th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die. Governor Abbott has already called the Legislature Back for two special sessions, with more expected over the interim. The Legislature headed into the 88th regular session with a nearly $33 billion surplus, making the budget the most significant topic on the legislative docket, followed by various social issues. Issues that surrounded the budget included property tax reform and funding for retired teachers, state employees, higher education, parks, broadband, electric generation, and water. Legislators filed 8,345 bills [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:09:28-05:00August 31st, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

Republic Services is Searching for a Field Technician for their Environmental Services Division in their Baytown, Texas Office

Yes, it's true that Republic Services is looking for a Field Technician for their Environmental Services Division in their Baytown, Texas office. Requires two years of experience performing environmental site investigations or a degree in Physical Science or Natural science and one year of experience performing environmental site investigations. Must have experience in soil and groundwater sampling. Office Location: Houston, Texas Contact Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G. Republic Services, 6503 Thompson Road, Baytown, Texas hwise@republicservices.com

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:09:36-05:00August 18th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

President Wise Appoints New Student Councilor-at-Large for the AIPG Texas Chapter

Henry Wise, President of the AIPG Texas Section, announced at a recent AIPG-TX Board meeting that Bailey Hodakievic has been appointed and will be joining the Board as the new Student Councilor-at-Large for the AIPG Texas Chapter. She is a senior at the University of Houston pursing a bachelor degree in geology, and is expected to graduate in July of 2024. She is driven by a strong interest in blending geology with engineering. By melding these disciplines together she hopes to develop solutions that can address environmental challenges we currently face and will continue to do so in the [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:17:14-05:00July 24th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

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