Marble Falls Area Chamber of Commerce HQ getting a facelift
The Marble Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is getting some badly-needed renovations to its storm-damaged…
LCRA
Government Meetings: For the week of June 15, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
LCRA gets new general manager
The Lower Colorado River Authority will soon have a new general manager, placing a permanent…
Highland Lakes swell with spring rain
Following weeks of heavy rain across Central Texas, Lake Buchanan is full and Lake Travis…
Nine-hour power outage in Llano; crews work through the night
A transformer failure at a Lower Colorado River Authority substation in Llano left thousands of…
Government Meetings: For the week of May 18, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Comment period extended for Collier quarry expansion on Fairland
The Lower Colorado River Authority has extended the comment period for the public to weigh…
Government Meetings: For the week of April 20, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
The countdown starts: 30 days to file intervention/protest in state transmission line project
Thousands of property owners along the proposed route of a 200-plus mile state transmission line…
Government Meetings: For the week of Mar. 23, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Transmission line plans expected soon; Llano County now in possible impact zone
Oncor Electric Delivery and the Lower Colorado River Authority are expected to file their plans…
LCRA considering another new reservoir to alleviate pressure on Highland Lakes
The Lower Colorado River Authority is considering the construction of a new reservoir in Colorado…
Government Meetings: For the week of Feb. 16, 2026
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Nov. 10, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Oncor and LCRA update transmission line timeline
A critical filing for a controversial state transmission line project has been delayed by an…
Highland Lakes could catch a break thanks to new LCRA reservoir
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s Arbuckle Reservoir just came online, marking the first large water…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Oct. 20, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Power line project protesters: Why here?
Protesters surrounded a busy intersection in Burnet on Oct. 11 in objection to a massive…
Inks Lake drawdown underway
Inks Lake has dropped several feet since the Lower Colorado River Authority began its drawdown…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 22, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Inks Lake drawdown starts Oct. 1
The Lower Colorado River Authority will lower Inks Lake by about 8 feet this fall…
The Highland Lakes are almost full again. Now what?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is by LCRA Executive Vice President of Water John Hofmann…
LCRA still advises caution on lakes; no decision on drawdowns
The Highland Lakes have mostly returned to normal following the Fourth of July weekend flood,…
LCRA grant to help Burnet fund water meter system upgrade
With the help of a $28,400 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the city…