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…
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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…
Progress made on water plant for drought-stricken Spicewood Beach
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — Heavy equipment rolled into Spicewood Beach Village on…
Texas drought expert to discuss water issues at Highland Lakes Democratic Women’s meeting
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MEADOWLAKES — The current Texas drought doesn’t know political lines,…
Burnet going to Stage 2 restrictions, including mandatory watering schedule
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Burnet residents Oct. 1 must observe Stage 2 water restrictions,…
Marble Falls implements more stringent water restrictions because of drought
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The city of Marble Falls has instituted mandatory water-use…
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…
Highland Lakes can expect little relief from drought this summer
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Despite some spring and early summer rains this year,…
LCRA general manager talks drought, water development project
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When it comes to the drought strangling the…