‘Water 101’ and how to conserve precious Highland Lakes resource
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO KINGSLAND — To Charlie Flatten, there’s never a bad time to…
drought
Hot and dry conditions heighten fire danger this July 4 holiday
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET —As Highland Lakes residents experience more days with triple-digit temperatures,…
Spicewood family’s conservation efforts restore ranch’s productivity
MELISSA BLAIR • SPECIAL TO DAILYTRIB.COM SPICEWOOD — Becky Sultemeier and her husband, Shelby, run a…
Lake Buchanan has healthy resurgence; state of the lake is June 21
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BUCHANAN DAM — Lake Buchanan has experienced the spectrum of ups…
State of the lake: Now full, Buchanan sees fish and habitat changes
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR UPDATE: The State of the Lake program scheduled for May 17…
After two years, Burnet lifts mandatory watering restrictions
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — After almost two years of mandatory water restrictions, city of…
As Lake Buchanan rises, some leery of releasing water downstream
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BUCHANAN DAM — Domestic water use advocates caution that the…
UPDATE: TCEQ upholds order to withhold downstream water releases from Highland Lakes
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER UPDATE: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality upheld an emergency…
Horseshoe Bay conserves with drought-tolerant gardens, audits
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — Persistent drought has prompted a comprehensive water…
LCRA: Drought hangs on despite rising Highland Lakes levels
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER SPICEWOOD — The history of dry spells and floods in…
Llano water well dispute derails drilling project
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — Bryan Miiller remembers a time when homes along…
LCRA, water group contest upstream dam application
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF GOLDTHWAITE — Several years of strain on water resources caused…
Low lake levels raise concern over Marble Falls development
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — As Marble Falls annexes several hundred acres…
As 2015 starts, Highland Lakes falls toward all-time drought declaration
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Despite a moderate amount of rainfall in 2014,…
Llano battles algae and low water levels with dredging of Town Lake
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — For several decades, Terry Jackson has watched the…
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…
Drought worse than recession for Burnet County taxpayers
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — While the majority of Burnet County residents don’t own lakefront…
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…
Rainfall over Highland Lakes provides temporary relief from drought, raises reservoirs
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — Watching runoff from rain pour over structures such…
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…