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Dripping Springs

A lonely figure stands in a dry spring bed, usually full of gushing fresh water. There are drought-struck trees all around the "well" of Jacob's Well.

As Springs Dry Up, a Warning of Future Water Shortages

Heat, drought and booming population growth have stressed the aquifers that supply millions of people.

by Dylan Baddour

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Strangest State: Dispatch From the Great Candy War

by Rose Cahalan

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by John Wright

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by James E. McWilliams

Fireworks over downtown Austin. Jul 01, 2016

Buy Fireworks If You Love America, Says State Rep Backed by Pyrotechnics Producer

Jason Isaac, recipient of more than $60,000 from the pyrotechnics industry, says not to worry about “cherry-picked horror stories" suggesting that fireworks are dangerous.

by Patrick Michels

Austin’s glow as seen from a hilltop on US 290 in Dripping Springs. May 20, 2014

Seeing Stars in Dripping Springs

The stars are still big and bright in Dripping Springs thanks to an aggressive effort to combat light pollution. Will the rest of Texas follow this Hill Country town's lead?

by Forrest Wilder

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