Utility gains easement for Davenport High pipeline as Comal ISD vows continued opposition

Utility gains easement for Davenport High pipeline as Comal ISD vows continued opposition

A hearing Monday granted Outer Loop Utility the right to take possession of an easement across Davenport High School property, clearing a key hurdle for a proposed natural gas pipeline despite continued opposition from Comal ISD.

Comal ISD Fights to Keep Utility from Running Pipeline under Easement at Davenport High School

Comal ISD says it will continue to fight San Antonio-based Howard Energy Partners’ (HEP) bid to run a pipeline underneath an easement at Davenport High School (DHS) even though a special commissioner greenlit the project at a hearing in Comal County Court at Law 3 Monday. HEP’s Outer Loop Utility Project can now take possession of the easement through eminent domain proceedings once it makes a court-determined appraisal compensation. The easemen…