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Dec. 18 - LCRA pursuing groundwater rights on Bastrop Boy Scout ranch
Dec. 18 - Wilson named LCRA general manager
Dec. 11 - LCRA asks state for emergency drought relief in 2014
Nov. 25 - Cold weather, birds reduce hydrilla threat
Nov. 20 - Phillips named interim general manager
Nov. 18 - Invasive water weed hydrilla found in lakes LBJ and Marble Falls
Nov. 13 - LCRA Board to hear recommendation for 2014 emergency drought relief
Nov. 12 - LCRA withdraws request for relief from Matagorda Bay requirements
Nov. 6 - LCRA offers free floodgate notifications
Nov. 1 - LCRA staff recommends emergency drought response measures for 2014
Oct. 22 - Conserve soil, protect water quality during historic drought
Sept. 23 - Weekend rains helpful, but not drought buster
Sept. 18 - LCRA General Manager Becky Motal announces Dec. 31 retirement
Sept. 12 - LCRA has no plans to lower pass-through lakes
Aug. 15 - LCRA urges Highland Lakes boat dock owners to secure docks during drought to prepare for floods
Aug. 12 - Watershed ordinance meeting in Spicewood set for Aug. 22
July 25 - July rains only a fraction of what is needed to end the historic drought
June 25 - Fueled by sun and dry weather, water weeds invade Highland Lakes
June 24 - Historic drought likely to continue all summer
June 7 - New LCRA park fees take effect July 1
June 3 - LCRA supports state decision for additional evaluation of new Water Management Plan
April 18 - LCRA's Matagorda Bay Nature Park Gets Grant for School Programs
April 17 - LCRA Board approves 2014 Business Plan
April 12 - Contracts required for homes to pump water directly from Highland Lakes
March 2 - Most downstream farmers will not receive Highland Lakes water this year
Feb. 22 - Dock owners have one year left to encase exposed flotation foam
Feb. 13 - TCEQ approves LCRA emergency drought plan for second year in a row
Feb. 5 - LCRA wins top award for financial transparency for fourth straight year
Jan. 25 - District court says LCRA did not violate power agreement in customer dispute
Jan. 18 - LCRA Board OK's plan to build new water supply plant for Spicewood Beach
Jan. 16 - LCRA moving quickly ahead with new downstream reservoir
Jan. 14 - Stubborn drought, dry forecast drives emergency request
Jan. 8 - LCRA Board moves to cut Highland Lakes water to most farmers if drought continues
Jan. 4 - LCRA Board appoints new members to Regional Councils
Jan. 3 - LCRA Board to hold special meeting Jan. 8 in Austin