The Texas Cave Conservancy was formed on October 13th, 1994. This non-member, non-profit, 501 (c) (3) Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 corporation is dedicated to the protection of cave

Cave

A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...

s, cave life, and aquifers as related to caves. The TCC works through public education, scientific research and cave management by assisting land developers, municipalities, other non-profit organizations and private landowners in the protection and management of caves.

The TCC manages fifty cave preserves in the Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

area. Over one hundred and fifty caves are protected.