Progress made on water plant for drought-stricken Spicewood Beach
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — Heavy equipment rolled into Spicewood Beach Village on…
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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…
Highland Lakes water meeting gives public chance to ask questions
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Highland Lakes residents can learn about the current water and…
State approves LCRA emergency drought relief measure
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — Without a tremendous amount of rain between now and 11:59…
LCRA board gives ‘go ahead’ for lower basin reservoir to relieve drain on Highland Lakes
AUSTIN — The Highland Lakes could get some relief in the future from downstream water…
LCRA proposes floating barge intake for Spicewood Beach water
SPICEWOOD BEACH — Officials have proposed a $1.2 million floating water-intake system as a long-term…
LCRA votes to ask state to keep 2011 emergency drought measures
AUSTIN — Without a significant amount of rain falling in the upper portion of the…
LCRA board considering measures that could curtail water releases for rice farmers
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors will vote Jan. 8 on…
LCRA sell-off plan raises the ire of Burnet County officials
AUSTIN — As the Lower Colorado River Authority moves to sell costly retail water and…
Showdown looming over LCRA water plan
AUSTIN — The water war between the Highland Lakes and rice farmers reaches a critical…
Rep. Howard vows to reform LCRA board
BURNET — A state lawmaker is vowing to make waves again by introducing legislation to…
LCRA to upgrade power lines near Ferguson plant
HORSESHOE BAY — LCRA will upgrade about four miles of transmission lines between the Thomas…
LCRA offering San Antonio Water System $30 million settlement in billion-dollar water-project lawsuit
AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority has offered to settle a $1.2 billion lawsuit…
LCRA bans new floating homes on Highland Lakes
AUSTIN — The development of floating habitable structures on the Highland Lakes has been banned,…
LCRA urged to modify water-management plan, curtail downstream releases
AUSTIN — With Texas experiencing one of the most intense droughts on record and inflows…
LCRA board puts off water-system sale for a month
AUSTIN — Despite a recommendation to sell 23 water and wastewater utilities to a Canadian…
LCRA cancels White Stallion vote
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Lower Colorado River Authority has canceled a vote on a…
LCRA, SAWS set to lock horns again over water-study dispute
AUSTIN — A legal battle between the San Antonio Water System and the Lower Colorado…