Lake Austin

Lab test results of blue-green algae discovered in Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin are pending. In the meantime, assume the worst.

Lee esta historia en español. Austin gets all of its water from the Highland Lakes, but that might not always be the case. The city recently took a first…

Austin City Council has approved spending up to $4 million over the next five years on a liquid compound to remove zebra mussels from water intake…

Housing affordability is one of Austin's biggest challenges during this period of economic growth. Even after someone buys a home or rents property, as…

The invasive zebra mussel has been moving south for years, leaving destruction its wake. Now, it’s in Lake Travis (update: and Lake Austin), and it will…

Every morning hundreds of thousands of people traverse Austin's congested roads to get to work. Most of them have probably thought: There’s got to be a…

In the past, hydrilla carpeted whole swaths of Lake Austin. The invasive plant ruined recreation and damaged ecosystems on the lake. So to counteract…

The battle for Lake Austin continues: 6,000 sterile Asian grass carp were released into the lake this week in an effort to combat the invasive water plant…

While you're remembering the social and economic achievements of American workers this weekend, some things to keep in mind:There are undoubtedly other…

Officials in Oklahoma have closed some of the state's lakes because of blue-green algae outbreaks. The fast growth of already-present algae, paired with…