New BIZ: The Wave Bar & Grill opens in Cottonwood Shores
Cottonwood Shores has a new lakefront restaurant, The Wave Bar & Grill, recently opening at…
Lake LBJ
Granite Shoals lands grant for new fishing pier
Granite Shoals is moving forward with a lighted fishing pier at Lakeview Park on Lake…
New Kingsland marina seeks expansion permit from LCRA
By Maci Cottingham Marine Land Marina on Lake LBJ in Kingsland is seeking to expand…
No more free boat launching for Lake LBJ visitors in Sunrise Beach
Visitors using the once-free boat ramps on Lake LBJ at Sunrise Beach Village parks now…
Buchanan Dam floodgates open for first time since 2019
The Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates on Buchanan Dam for the first time since…
LCRA: Stay off lakes for now
UPDATE: The LCRA plans to open floodgates at Wirtz Dam and Starcke Dam shortly after…
LCRA announces invasive plant removal schedule, rebates
The Lower Colorado River Authority will refund up to 50 percent (maximum of $7,500) of…
Granite Shoals inks 40-year LCRA water deal with drought stipulations
The Granite Shoals City Council on July 23 approved a new 40-year contract with the…
Free flood debris drop-off for Granite Shoals residents
Granite Shoals residents can drop off their flood debris at City Hall, 2221 N. Phillips…
LCRA to help with aquatic nuisance treatment in Highland Lakes
Lakeside property owners struggling to manage nuisance aquatic vegetation on Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, and…
LCRA replaces first of 10 floodgates on Wirtz Dam
The Lower Colorado River Authority recently replaced the first of 10 floodgates on Wirtz Dam….
Zebra mussels on a break but they’ll be back, expert warns
The good news is that, for the moment, zebra mussels appear to have disappeared from…
Rivers rise after heavy rainfall
Incredible amounts of rain fell across the Llano and Colorado river watersheds on Wednesday night…
Collier Materials given more time to clarify Lake LBJ plant questions
Collier Materials has until Oct. 20 to complete its response to technical review comments from…
Lake LBJ swimmer dies from rare amebic infection
A Travis County resident died after swimming in Lake LBJ earlier in August and then developing…
LCRA finds toxic algae in LBJ, Inks
The Lower Colorado River Authority is urging people and pets to avoid algae in Inks…
LCRA helping groups battle invasive plants on LBJ, Inks
The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering rebates of up to 50 percent of the…
Save Lake LBJ public meeting on dredging proposal June 15
Save Lake LBJ wants to “separate fact from fiction” regarding two proposed dredging operations and…
LCRA tells Collier Materials other permits required for dredging operation
The Lower Colorado River Authority is raising many of the same questions as opponents of…
Elected officials ask LCRA for public meeting on LBJ dredging
Two elected Texas officials representing Burnet and Llano counties want a public meeting on four…
Comment periods now open on 3 permit requests for LBJ operation
The Lower Colorado River Authority is now collecting public comments on three permit applications under…
TPWD says Collier Materials most likely needs permit from it to dredge
An aggregate mining company applying to dredge Lake LBJ would most likely require a Texas…
LCRA taking public comments on Lake LBJ dredging permit
The Lower Colorado River Authority has deemed one of four permit applications from Collier Materials…
LCRA drops water reserve amounts; sells more to Horseshoe Bay, Leander
The amount of water required to be left on reserve in lakes Buchanan and Travis…