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Personal watercrafts banned on Lake Austin for Memorial Day weekend

Personal watercrafts banned on Lake Austin for Memorial Day weekend

The Austin Police Department (APD) Lake Patrol Unit will be enforcing the City Ordnance that prohibits the use and operation of personal watercraft, wet bikes, motorized surfboards, and similar devices on Lake Austin.

4 days ago
Potentially toxic blue-green algae back at Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin

Potentially toxic blue-green algae back at Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin

As weather heats up, so does the risk of toxic algae, and the City of Austin says it's back at Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin.

May 16
ATCEMS station responds to 28 incidents in inaugural week

ATCEMS station responds to 28 incidents in inaugural week

ATCEMS Medic-41, which opened last weekend, saw responses to 28 incidents in its first seven days in service.

April 2
Blue-green algae seen at Red Bud Isle, Jessica Hollis Park

Blue-green algae seen at Red Bud Isle, Jessica Hollis Park

Blue-green algae, which may be toxic, has been seen at Red Bud Isle on Lady Bird Lake and Jessica Hollis Park on Lake Austin, says the Austin Watershed Protection Department.

March 10
Woman dead after being pulled from Lake Austin, police say

Woman dead after being pulled from Lake Austin, police say

Austin police say, just after 3:30 a.m., they received several 911 calls about someone screaming for help on Scenic Drive in West Austin. When they arrived, they found a vehicle submerged in the lake.

March 7
Austin's first multi-level H-E-B store in Lake Austin opens Feb. 15

Austin's first multi-level H-E-B store in Lake Austin opens Feb. 15

After more than three years of pandemic interrupted construction, the Lake Austin H-E-B will open its doors Wednesday, Feb. 15.

February 14
Central Texas needs lots of rain to offset big-time drought, experts say

Central Texas needs lots of rain to offset big-time drought, experts say

FOX 7 meteorologist Zack Shields says more than half of Texas is under drought conditions right now.

January 23
Austin's first multi-level H-E-B store to open in Lake Austin

Austin's first multi-level H-E-B store to open in Lake Austin

The Lake Austin location will be the first multi-level store in Austin.

December 13, 2022
APD to enforce personal watercrafts ban on Lake Austin over Labor Day Weekend

APD to enforce personal watercrafts ban on Lake Austin over Labor Day Weekend

The ban begins Friday, Sept. 2, and ends on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at sunrise as outlined in Ordinance 8-5-81.

September 2, 2022
Zebra mussels infest Lake Walter E. Long, other Texas lakes at risk

Zebra mussels infest Lake Walter E. Long, other Texas lakes at risk

Lake Walter E. Long is infested with zebra mussels, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

August 31, 2022
Lake Austin Spa Resort offers wellness getaway in Central Texas

Lake Austin Spa Resort offers wellness getaway in Central Texas

The resort offers wellness treatments, lakeside activities, healthy dining, and more in the Hill Country.

July 28, 2022
Lake fun in Texas: Water activities in the summer

Lake fun in Texas: Water activities in the summer

It's hot out and there are lots of ways to cool down in the triple-digit heat, like heading out to an area lake.

July 26, 2022
1 dead following jet ski crash at Lake Austin

1 dead following jet ski crash at Lake Austin

One person is dead after a jet ski crash at Lake Austin on Tuesday, Austin-Travis County EMS said.

July 12, 2022
APD enforcing personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin for July 4th weekend

APD enforcing personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin for July 4th weekend

A personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin will take place from July 3-5.

June 30, 2022
APD enforcing personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin

APD enforcing personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin

Personal watercraft include wet bikes, motorized surfboards and similar devices designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling.

July 2, 2021
APD to enforce No Refusal, personal watercraft ban on July 4 weekend

APD to enforce No Refusal, personal watercraft ban on July 4 weekend

The Austin Police Department will be enforcing a DWI No Refusal Intiative and personal watercraft ban on Lake Austin this July 4th weekend.

July 1, 2021
The Holdsworth Center opens $200M facility for Texas educators

The Holdsworth Center opens $200M facility for Texas educators

Charles Butt, the founder of Holdsworth Center, builds a 44-acre campus on Lake Austin to provide a place for educators to enhance their skills.

June 23, 2021
Austin authorizes nearly $1.5M contract to manage, treat toxic algae

Austin authorizes nearly $1.5M contract to manage, treat toxic algae

The Austin City Council has authorized a five-year, nearly $1.5 million contract to manage and treat toxic blue-green algae in Austin's lakes.

June 10, 2021
Man airlifted from Lake Austin after weekend boating accident

Man airlifted from Lake Austin after weekend boating accident

ATCEMS said the man was airlifted from the boat launch to Dell Seton Medical Center with “serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.”

May 31, 2021
APD Lake Patrol Unit prepares to lose two of eight officers

APD Lake Patrol Unit prepares to lose two of eight officers

On August 1, two of the unit's eight officers will be moved to patrol due to department budget cuts, part of the city’s effort to “reimagine” policing.

May 28, 2021
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