Barton Springs Pool

The city is adding pay stations to two more lots. The price to park is also going up in May.

The city says next week it's expanding a water-treatment program in the hopes of tamping it down.

The path will link Austin's Barton Springs, the Comal Springs in New Braunfels, San Marcos Springs and San Antonio Springs.

Joan Means Khabele swam in Barton Springs Pool as an act of civil disobedience, sparking weekly swim-ins during the summer of 1960 that ultimately led to the pool's integration.

The level of bacteria is below EPA minimums, the city reported Friday. But it's still urging pet-owners to keep dogs away.

A listener said she considered topless women the backdrop of Barton Springs, but not necessarily of smaller neighborhood pools. She wanted to know how the practice became such a part of Austin's culture.

Zilker Café was set to get the go-ahead to sell alcohol. But the citizen-led Parks and Recreation Board voted the permit down. The issue could come up again, though.

The pool had been closed due to flooding.

Visitors will need to register to get into Barton Springs Pool beginning May 21st. The registration system opens on May 10th.

A bill filed to reduce federal oversight of the Texas fossil fuel industry could also force the closure of one of the state’s most iconic swimming holes.