/tags/lcra LCRA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-09-26/how-did-lake-travis-sometimes-islands-get-their-name Every summer, more than 200,000 people visit Lake AG真人百家乐 to boat, swim and get some sun. But longtime Austin resident Robert Baumgardner is more鈥� Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-09-26/how-did-lake-travis-sometimes-islands-get-their-name Tiana Woodard /austin/2016-04-25/lcra-opens-up-mansfield-dam-floodgate-for-the-first-time-in-years Last week鈥檚 torrential rains have left some Central Texas reservoirs at full capacity. This morning, authorities are working to move some of that water鈥� Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:37:47 GMT /austin/2016-04-25/lcra-opens-up-mansfield-dam-floodgate-for-the-first-time-in-years Syeda Carrillo /energy-environment/2015-05-26/despite-floods-stage-2-water-restrictions-remain-in-place-for-now The lakes that supply Austin with water - AG真人百家乐 and Buchanan - have risen dramatically over the past few days, but city of Austin officials are not ready鈥� Tue, 26 May 2015 22:10:10 GMT /energy-environment/2015-05-26/despite-floods-stage-2-water-restrictions-remain-in-place-for-now Nathan Bernier /energy-environment/2014-08-21/lcra-delays-vote-on-water-plan Water from the Highland Lakes is important to everyone in Central Texas 鈥� from urban Austinites to rural rice farmers downstream. Wednesday, the board of鈥� Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:25:35 GMT /energy-environment/2014-08-21/lcra-delays-vote-on-water-plan Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2014-08-12/during-drought-a-once-mighty-texas-rice-belt-fades-away From StateImpact Texas: In 2012, some farming districts on the Lower Colorado River were cut off from water for irrigation for the first time. Reservoirs鈥� Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:16:51 GMT /energy-environment/2014-08-12/during-drought-a-once-mighty-texas-rice-belt-fades-away Dylan Baddour /austin/2014-07-09/a-new-proposal-for-a-coal-free-austin-could-end-the-citys-lcra-partnership Today, the group tasked with figuring out how to wean Austin off carbon dioxide-emitting coal power is scheduled to vote on its recommendations, and some鈥� Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:04:27 GMT /austin/2014-07-09/a-new-proposal-for-a-coal-free-austin-could-end-the-citys-lcra-partnership Mose Buchele /politics/2014-04-01/new-lcra-team-varied-experience-highly-paid Editor's note: This report comes from KUT's reporting partner, the Austin Monitor. The Lower Colorado River Authority鈥檚 new general manager Phil Wilson鈥� Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:34:34 GMT /politics/2014-04-01/new-lcra-team-varied-experience-highly-paid Bill McCann, Jo Clifton /energy-environment/2014-01-15/environmentalists-cheer-water-rate-hike-mayors-not-so-much Environmentalists are giving cautious approval to a plan by the Lower Colorado River Authority to raise municipal water rates by 19.5 percent next鈥� Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:11:02 GMT /energy-environment/2014-01-15/environmentalists-cheer-water-rate-hike-mayors-not-so-much Nathan Bernier /energy-environment/2014-01-09/memo-cites-legal-hurdles-for-city-to-get-out-of-coal-plant This is an excerpt from an article written by our Austin City Hall reporting partner, the Austin Monitor (formerly In Fact Daily).The City of Austin faces鈥� Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:21:27 GMT /energy-environment/2014-01-09/memo-cites-legal-hurdles-for-city-to-get-out-of-coal-plant Bill McCann /energy-environment/2013-11-21/central-texas-farmers-could-lose-water-access-due-to-drought Half of Texas is experiencing drought conditions, and for the third year in a row, rice farmers in Central Texas may be cut off from water supplies because of severe drought. Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:40:41 GMT /energy-environment/2013-11-21/central-texas-farmers-could-lose-water-access-due-to-drought