A federal court hearing is set for October 4 to address an ongoing dispute between Bandera County landowners and Pine Gate Renewables, LLC, over the construction of Rio Lago Solar Farm.
The legal battle, which has been ongoing for several months, currently focuses on claims that the solar farm’s construction is causing environmental damage.
According to the landowners, the construction has led to contamination on their properties, including sediment runoff that has reportedly killed fish and turtles on one neighbor’s land.
Pine Gate Renewables’ legal team denied the allegations, asserting that the project is not responsible for any contamination.
Following an emergency hearing in San Antonio last month, a federal judge ordered Pine Gate to pause operations at the construction site until Thursday’s hearing in San Antonio.
