Tag Archives: Colorado River
As Development Transforms the Hill Country, a Sand Mining Operation Worries Residents
A local dispute over a company’s proposal to dredge 900,000 tons of river sand is the latest sign of rampant growth in the Hill Country.
Nowhere else on the planet is quite like the Texas Hill Country. The 17-county region is home to more than a dozen endangered species and the largest bat colony...Read More
Unpublished Federal Report Projects Bleak Future for Central Texas Mussels and Rivers
Without any conservation measures, four species are “extremely vulnerable” to extinction, according to a draft Fish and Wildlife Service report.
If the state’s population continues to balloon and climate change worsens, four Central Texas mussels could face near-certain extinction, according to an inte...Read More
Despite Trump, Water Agency Fosters Cross-Border Cooperation Between U.S. and Mexico
A binational agency is working to transcend the immigration, trade and border wall battle between the two countries.
In early March, Ed Drusina and Roberto Fernando Salmón Castelo sat at the back of an almost empty auditorium with plates of food, talking amiably and strugglin...Read More
LCRA Votes to Cut Off Rice Farmers for a Third Year
The mood was grim among folks from Bay City, Eagle Lake and other coastal communities today as the Lower Colorado River Authority board voted 8-7 for an emergen...Read More
A River No More
We made a bet long ago that the rains would always come. So we failed to plan. Now the rains have ceased, and the demands are incalculable....Read More
Q&A with State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon
The Observer sits down with State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon to take stock of the drought and discuss the challenges of communicating climate science....Read More
UPDATED: LCRA Considers Cutting Off Freshwater to Matagorda Bay
In a hastily-called meeting today, the Lower Colorado River Authority board of directors considered whether to cut off flows of freshwater to Matagorda Bay, a p...Read More
The War of the Colorado River Heats up at the Lege
A Senate committee approved legislation today forcing the Lower Colorado River Authority to cut off water to rice farmers during times of severe drought....Read More
Bluffton: Texas’ Lost Civilization Rises from Lake Buchanan
A lost Texas town resurfaces in drought
Old Bluffton has been hidden under Lake Buchanan for most of the last 75 years, but severe droughts are bringing it back....Read More