LCRA may soon replace radio system, affecting 180-plus customers
More than 180 Texas cities, counties, electric utilities, and other public safety entities, including four…
Lower Colorado River Authority
LCRA building Central Texas peaker plant to support power grid
The Lower Colorado River Authority is building a new power plant in Central Texas, which…
Business begins for Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance
The Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance holds its first-ever regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan….
Legislation, roundtable push for bigger voice in LCRA, water issues
State Sen. Donna Campbell plans to file a bill during the current Texas legislative session…
LCRA raises rates for rice farmers
The Lower Colorado River Authority is increasing the rates for its interruptible water customers to…
LCRA begins $76M, three-year Wirtz Dam project to replace floodgates
The Lower Colorado River Authority is starting a $76 million, three-year project to remove and…
Lake Marble Falls refill starts Jan. 16
The Lower Colorado River Authority will begin refilling Lake Marble Falls on Monday, Jan. 16….
New Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance taking membership applications
The newly formed Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance will begin accepting membership applications on Jan. 1,…
Apply for LCRA community grants in January
The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects…
Interest builds in lease for LCRA’s Canyon of the Eagles resort
Canyon of the Eagles Nature Park soon will be under new management. “We have two…
Lake Marble Falls refill delayed
Lake Marble Falls will not be returned to its normal lake level until February, rather…
Much more rain needed to bring Lake Buchanan to healthy level
Lake Buchanan rose one foot after recent heavy rains, but long-term, consistent rainfall is needed…
LCRA looking into basin drainage by stock tanks and small ponds
New technology that analyzes evaporation and the amount of water drained from the Lower Colorado…
Burnet County vacates CR 412 for LCRA park access
The Burnet County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to vacate County Road 412 in Spicewood during…
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…
LCRA defends water management plan at Oct. 13 meeting
The Lower Colorado River Authority held a promised update on the water management plan for…
Battle continues with LCRA over water management plan
The Central Texas Water Coalition has taken its fight for a new Highland Lakes water…
LCRA backs off on lease increase for one Lake Buchanan POA
The Lower Colorado River Authority will no longer charge the Buchanan Lake Village Land Owners…
Lake Marble Falls drawdown starts Oct. 1
A three-month-long drawdown of Lake Marble Falls begins Saturday, Oct. 1. Within a week, the…
Lake Buchanan communities unite over LCRA conflicts, more
The Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance could become a legal entity with nonprofit status by the…
Alliance formed over LCRA lease increases, which are now on hold
Subdivision residents on Lake Buchanan are forming an alliance they hope will help them deal…
TROUBLED WATERS: Recent rains help, but drought persists
Some waterways are flowing again with recent rainfall, including a flooded Llano River, but according…
‘State of the LCRA’ and Highland Lakes water are good, says GM
Along with a series of planned stories on water issues in the Highland Lakes, which…
LCRA eyes community marina moratorium
A moratorium on accepting new and amendment applications for community marinas in any part of…