Volunteers will be cleaning up trash found at Lady Bird Lake A recent drop in lake levels due to a broken gate at Longhorn Dam unearthed trash at the lake AUSTIN, Texas - There is an effort to ...

A gate at Longhorn Dam malfunctioned and remained open, causing water levels in Lady Bird Lake to drop, Austin Water reported Tuesday afternoon. Austin Water said one of the nine gates at Longhorn ...

One of Longhorn Dam's gates was stuck open after a scheduled repair Due to the broken gate, water levels at Lady Bird Lake dropped Austin Water made a temporary fix Tuesday evening AUSTIN ...

Crews have successfully installed a temporary barrier at Longhorn Dam to prevent a further drop in water level at Lady Bird Lake after one of the dam’s gates failed Tuesday. READ MORE ...

Built in '59-'60 to form a cooling lake for the Holly Power Plant, Longhorn Dam is Town Lake's big cement pappy, standing 36 feet high and running a cool 506 feet across. The "reservoir ...

The Planning Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 25 to recommend, with amendments, an ordinance proposed by the Watershed Protection Department to add new erosion protections to a section of the ...

New research by a UT undergraduate revealed potential effects of microplastic content in Lady Bird Lake. Geology senior Danielle Zaleski was honored for her research on foreign particles in Lady Bird ...

ESA Marathon Hearing – The legislative push to use public dollars to help parents pay for private schools drew people from all over Texas to a marathon hearing with House lawmakers. Hundreds of ...