Posted: July 24, 2024 | Last updated: June 30, 2025 LCRA said early Wednesday two floodgates at Wirtz Dam had been opened.

As of Tuesday morning, all floodgates at dams operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), including Wirtz and Starcke dams, are closed.

The LCRA on Monday moved from Stage 2 to Stage 1 of its drought response thanks to an increase to two water supply reservoirs — lakes Buchanan and Travis.

The LCRA has mailed application packages to high schools in its 60-county Central Texas service area. The deadline for applications is the close of business Feb. 9, 2000. "We want schools ...

Community projects across Texas have been awarded more than $1.1 million in the latest round of grants from the Lower Colorado River Authority.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said most of its agricultural customers won't be able get water from the Highland Lake system this year. Those customers have not been ...

LCRA not planning for climate change… yet KXAN searched through the LCRA’s current 67-page Water Management Plan, and the phrase “climate change” does not show up in the document at all.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is purchasing additional 900-MHz wireless broadband licenses from Anterix, boosting its ability to support future growth in Texas.

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As of Tuesday morning, all floodgates at dams operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), including Wirtz and Starcke dams, are closed. The LCRA is continuing to caution everyone to ...