Zebra mussels detected at Medina Lake, Lake Placid designated as âinfestedâ Zebra Mussels. Courtesy: Texas Parks and Wildlife By KLTV Digital Media Staff | March 16, 2021 at 10:27 AM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:27 AM
AUSTIN â The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has detected invasive zebra mussels at Medina Lake and Lake Placid will be re-classified as âfully infested.â Infested status signifies that there is now evidence of an established, reproducing population of zebra mussels in the lake.
The detection in Medina Lake, located near Bandera, marks the first introduction of invasive zebra mussels in the San Antonio River Basin. On Feb. 11, a member of the public submitted a report with a photo to TPWD of a zebra mussel located at a boat ramp near the mouth of Habyâs Cove. Shortly after the winter storms, TPWD staff conducted searches at the site where the original mussel was found and near Red Cove Marina. Biologists located two ze
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Eddie Gomez waits for his 5-gallon buckets to fill with water at one of the San Antonio Water System’s water distribution locations on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. SAWS opened seven bulk water pickup sites after severe cold and snow disrupted water service to many customers. Some lost service altogether; others need water because their pipes froze and split, causing leaks.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Eddie Gomez waits Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 for his five gallon buckets to fill with water at one of the San Antonio Water System’s free water distribution locations.William Luther, Staff / William LutherShow MoreShow Less
More than 150,000 Austin Energy customers are currently without power. The utility says it's dealing with two emergency events: the outages since Monday morning that are occurring statewide and outages caused by Tuesday night's ice storm.
County Judge Ruben Becerra and the mayors of San Marcos and Buda issued local disaster declarations over the weekend that are in effect for seven days or until the winter weather conditions no longer exist.