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…
Lake LBJ
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…
BIZ: New owners of Heart of Texas resort plan upgrades
Heart of Texas Lake Resort is under new ownership as of July 2022. The 7.5-acre…
Letter to LCRA seeks Lake LBJ dredging, including sandbar
A March 22 letter that recently came to light from Stan Collier of Collier Materials…
Reduced river flow in Llano putting pressure on Highland Lakes
The city of Llano began installing wooden boards on the Llano River Dam on June…
Groups voice concerns about water supply, dredging zones at LCRA meeting
Save Lake LBJ member Laura Patterson addressed a recent change to a dredge and fill…
Life jackets save family after boat fire on Lake LBJ
A family of four jumped ship in the middle of Lake LBJ on May 29…
Big payouts at Big Bass Shootout
The angler who catches the biggest bass will snag $2,500 of a total winner purse…
Small plane crashes into Lake LBJ; no injuries reported
A small aircraft nosedived into Lake LBJ on Wednesday, March 16, resulting in damage to…