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Acequia Park is located in the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas.There are picnic tables and restrooms, but alcohol is not allowed in the park. [3] The origins of the park date back to Spanish missionaries, who worked with mission Indians to create a water system sourced by the San Antonio River.
The San Antonio River Authority authorized $114,599 to help clean debris from the creek in 2003, hoping to improve water quality. [30] Above-average levels of bacteria have been found in certain areas of the creek, leading to such initiatives as the Upper Cibolo Watershed Protection plan, which began in 2010. [ 31 ]
The San Antonio River Authority has the statutory authority to impose an ad valorem tax for use in planning, operations and maintenance activities only. Its tax is statutorily limited to two cents per $100 of assessed property valuation. The adopted ad valorem tax rate is $0.01787 (1.787 cents) per $100 assessed property valuation.
Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte Unit Val Verde 37,000 acres (15,000 ha) 1988 Devils River State Natural Area: Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area: Edwards 1,859.7 acres (752.6 ha) 1985 Dinosaur Valley State Park: Somervell 1,524.72 acres (617.03 ha) 1972 Dinosaur Valley State Park: Eisenhower State ...
San Pedro Springs Park is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Surrounding the source of the springs, the 46-acre park is the oldest in the state of Texas. It is the location of a Payaya Indian village known as Yanaguana, [2] and is the original site of the city of San Antonio. [2]
River authorities in the U.S. state of Texas are public agencies established by the state legislature and given authority to develop and manage the waters of the state. These authorities are given powers to conserve, store, control, preserve, utilize, and distribute the waters of a designated geographic region for the benefit of the public.
The WMA has four units: Mission Lake Unit (4,447.62 acres), Hynes Bay Unit (1007.72 acres), Guadalupe River Unit (1138 acres), and the San Antonio Unit (818 acres). State and federally threatened species observed: brown pelican, reddish egret, white-faced ibis, wood stork, bald eagle, white-tailed hawk, peregrine falcon, and whooping crane.
The Spanish Royal Army of Texas, under Governor Manuel María de Salcedo and Nuevo León Governor Simón de Herrera, had retreated to San Antonio. In March 1813, the Spanish army, numbering 950 to 1,500, had planned an ambush on the republicans as they marched and searched for food along the creek banks.