The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) moves to stage 2 water restrictions as Texas drought conditions worsen, limiting ...

A roadblock to the potential redevelopment of East Austin’s Borden Dairy Co. factory has been cleared thanks to an agreement ...

Developers are getting closer to kicking off the first phase of construction for a massive mixed-use development along the ...

Those were the headlines for April 8, 1900 — as reimagined "in the style of the day" for the American-Statesman on April 8, 1976 — when the Austin Dam, which supplied the city with almost all its ...

There's new concern over the Colorado River's future, with a critical 2026 deadline for new water agreements looming.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Due to ongoing drought conditions, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said it would consider moving to Stage 2 of its drought response March 1. The switch would require ...

The Biden administration pumped millions into conservation contracts to keep water in Lake Mead. The Trump administration ...

During the inaugural meeting of City Council’s newly formed Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee on Feb. 26, members heard a briefing on a proposed ordinance from the Watershed Protection ...

How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado ...

1976 — when the Austin Dam, which supplied the city with almost all its electricity, collapsed during a major Colorado River flood. The 1900 disaster was not just a tragedy, it became a decisive ...