Lake LBJ

Granite Shoals residents balk at planned development

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The Granite Shoals City Council approved rezoning 13 parcels of land on the shore of Lake LBJ to pave the way for a proposed development, much to the dismay of nearby residents. A public hearing was held at the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 11 concerning a multi-phase proposed development on Highcrest Drive, just west of the Tropical Hideaway Condominiums, known as Granite Pointe.

Tests show algae producing toxins in Highland Lakes

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Highland Lakes residents are being strongly urged not to let their dogs play near or ingest algae in any of the lakes controlled by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Test results received back Tuesday, March 23, from samples of blue-green algae taken on March 16-17 from five Highland Lakes — Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls and Travis — detected the presence of cyanotoxins in the samples from Inks Lake, Lake Marble Falls and Lake Travis.

Wardens recover body of missing Lake LBJ boater

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A Highland Haven man’s body was found in Lake LBJ a day after he was reported missing during a boat ride on Lake LBJ, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife On Thursday, Dec. 10, searchers recovered the body of Rowdy Brafford, 60, around 9:45 a.m.

Dredging foes build petition

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An anti-dredging group is cultivating support for their effort to halt a planned sand mining operation near the Comanche Rancheria subdivision in Kingsland. Save Lake LBJ officials have released the latest on their petition and plan of action against Collier Materials Inc.

LCRA delays drawdown until 2022

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The Lower Colorado River Authority does not plan to draw down any of the pass-through lakes in the Highland Lakes chain in 2021. This applies to lakes Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls and Austin.

Remember When: Flood devastates the Highland Lakes

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Two years after a historic flood event devastated the Highland Lakes area, the community has not forgotten what happened that fateful day - Oct. 16, 2018. The Llano Bridge was closed to traffic - and remained so for most of the day - for fear it was compromised due to the a tremendous amount of fast flowing water going under the bridge, only one of two feet from the roadway of the bridge.