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Plans for New Reservoir Could End Long-Running Battle

The Lower Colorado River Authority this week approved a plan that should ease the strain on the Highland Lakes, the Central Texas water source that has long pitted rice farmers against municipalities.

By Dave Barer, StateImpact Texas
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A rice field near Bay City, Texas.
Credit: Michael Stravato

The Lower Colorado River Authority this week approved a plan that should ease the strain on the Highland Lakes, the Central Texas water source that has long pitted rice farmers against municipalities. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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