Giant blocks of granite — like the ones used to build the 1888 Texas Capitol — formed the dam. More from the archives: From the Statesman archives: Austin started big as a national ...

Giant blocks of granite — like the ones used to build the 1888 Texas Capitol — formed the dam. Not just a practical supplier of hydroelectric power and water for the city, the Austin Dam ...

Water is complex. So are the terms used to describe it. Get to know the language as Texas debates how to save its water ...

While Austin's high tech industry was born in a former federal facility, the U.S. government has helped Austin and Texas ...

Farmers and elected officials told a Senate committee Monday that the lack of water is becoming dire, with little relief in ...

the dams along the Colorado River that offered essential flood protection along with electricity, water and recreation. 1940s: Austin and Texas were transformed forever by World War II.

Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide ...

Lady Bird Lake and the Tom Miller Dam. It rests on the Brackenridge Tract — a piece of land owned by the University of Texas. The City of Austin currently leases the land from the university to ...

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 ...

For serious bass anglers, March is the last month of the ShareLunker Legacy program for Bass 13 pounds or more. February ...