Drought prompts LCRA to seek OK to halt lake releases for fourth year
SPECIAL TO DAILYTRIB.COM AUSTIN — With parts of Texas in the midst of a persistent,…
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LCRA board OKs water plan changes, new downstream reservoir
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority began the process of changing…
Canadian company buys water and wastewater plants in Central Texas
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF AUSTIN — Canada-based Corix Utilities Inc. finalized on July 31…
LCRA puts pressure on those with illegal ‘straws’ in water
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority is stepping up enforcement against…
Colorado River advocacy groups squaring off in water fight
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF AUSTIN — As drought conditions continue, the battle over water…
Cities expected to pass LCRA water-rate hike to customers
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Lower Colorado River Authority approved a one-year rate…
New water plant coming for drought-striken Spicewood Beach area
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — A new water system takes shape, signaling the…
Rainfall over Highland Lakes provides temporary relief from drought, raises reservoirs
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — Watching runoff from rain pour over structures such…
LCRA chips away at rate-hike proposal after public outcry
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Lower Colorado River Authority officials have tempered…
LCRA hosting meeting to discuss proposed water rates
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Lower Colorado River Authority is hosting a meeting…
Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay launch tighter restrictions, fines for water waste
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Municipalities have implemented more stringent water conservation…
TCEQ approves emergency drought order for Highland Lakes with no trigger point
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR AUSTIN — Texas Commission on Environmental Quality commissioners left Highland…
Judges side with Highland Lakes over downstream customers in water fight
DANIEL CLIFTON AND CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF AUSTIN — Two administrative law judges upped…
TCEQ sends LCRA emergency drought relief request to judge
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — Some Lower Colorado River Authority irrigation customers, including rice farmers,…
Highland Lakes officials urge residents to take stand on water-level triggers
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — County officials are asking Highland Lakes residents to write or…
LCRA names executive director of TxDOT its new general manager
SPECIAL TO DAILYTRIB.COM AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority board of directors voted unanimously…
Progress made on water plant for drought-stricken Spicewood Beach
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — Heavy equipment rolled into Spicewood Beach Village on…
LCRA wants to curtail water releases for environmental health to Matagorda Bay
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — Citing low water levels in lakes Buchanan and Travis, the…
LCRA eyes Lake Austin action to keep more water in Lake Travis
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — Lower Colorado River Authority officials are considering a move that…
Hot, dry weather leads Llano and Burnet counties to reinstate burn bans
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Local county leaders banned outdoor burning after hot, dry conditions…
Houston man drowns during family outing on Lake Buchanan
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BUCHANAN DAM — A 62-year-old man died after disappearing in…
Drought not eased by 3-7 inches of rain in Highland Lakes, according to LCRA
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF AUSTIN — A reported 3 to 7 inches of rain…
LCRA general manager talks drought, water development project
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When it comes to the drought strangling the…
LCRA cuts off downstream water releases from Highland Lakes for rice farmers
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — A late-inning save for lower Colorado River rice farmers never…