Our drinking water remains safe, but other water concerns lurk in the rivers and lakes around Austin following the floods.

Water officials in Texas are urging everyone to remain out of Lake Travis as debris flow and high bacteria levels from the ...

Lower Colorado River Authority officials recently approved a permit for Asphalt LLC to build an aggregate processing plant and quarry over more than 700 acres in Burnet County. Despite a torrent of ...

LCRA plans to build two electric generating units at LCRA’s natural gas-fired peaker Timmerman Power Plant in Caldwell County, with the first unit expected to be online later this year.

LCRA sells wholesale electricity through longterm contracts to electric cooperatives and small towns throughout Central Texas. To meet increasing demand for reliable power, LCRA is constructing two ...

Per program rules, the PUCT may award the LCRA a maximum of $120,000 per MW—or up to $22.56 million total — if the Timmerman Power Plant connects to ERCOT before June 1, 2026.

LCRA seeks Inks Lake quarry comments Wednesday, April 23, 2025 by Elizabeth Pagano The Lower Colorado River Authority is looking for feedback on a newly proposed aggregate processing plant and quarry ...

Limited water, changing weather, skyrocketing costs, and land losses are causing the state's rice farms to slowly disappear.

Pet owners are urged to avoid Lake Travis near Point Venture, Texas, following a dog's death after swimming in algae-infested water. The Lower Colorado River Authority issued tips to keep pets safe.

The new unit will be built on the same 51-acre site where construction on the first unit of a new LCRA peaker plant is underway.

The new plant will be named Timmerman Power Plant after LCRA Board Chair Tim Timmerman, who has been an advocate for the plant during his tenure. Timmerman has served on the board since 2008 and as ...