The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s public meeting on a proposed water use permit for a Christian youth camp outside of Tarpley failed to resolve the fears of nearby landowners that their water rights will be diminished by the camp’s proposed pumping. The Thursday, Sept. 3, virtual meeting drew more than 200 people who signed up to take part, including many neighbors of the camp on Farm Road 470 east of Tarpley and members of the Friends of Hondo Canyon landowner group, which has opposed the water permit like it did in response to a wastewater permit sought by the camp ...