Subject:

Lake Lavon

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    State, Federal Officials Insist Zebra Mussel Threat Confined to Lake Texoma. For Now.

    ​Zebra mussels are really Schutze's thing; he likes his with saffron and a white-wine broth, though of late he's taken to the far more exotic variation with aquavit, tarragon and cream. And per a release just dispatched by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Zebra Mussel Threat to Texas Lakes is Misunderestimated

    ​Three weeks ago I wrote a column for the paper about a plan to pump drinking water from Lake Texoma even though the lake is contaminated by zebra mussels, an invasive species that can annihilate other animal life in a lake and promote blooms of toxic algae. We here in Texas seriously do not ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    North Texas Bets Big on Pumping from Lake Texoma

    Environmentalists fear plan will let invasive zebra mussels spread.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Irving Needs More of Dallas's Water. And So Does the North Texas Municipal Water District.

    ​Speaking of Dallas's water supply ...I was on US 380 yesterday, headed to Cattleman's Cafe in Blue Ridge for chicken-fried steak, when, driving toward Farmersville, I espied what's left of Lake Lavon, down some 13 feet due to the drought. "It's stunning," in the words of North Texas Municipal Wat ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2010

    If Dirk Nowitzki and Mike Modano Are Indeed Gone, Where's Their Place in Dallas Sports History?

    ​Speaking of Dallas's water supply ...I was on US 380 yesterday, headed to Cattleman's Cafe in Blue Ridge for chicken-fried steak, when, driving toward Farmersville, I espied what's left of Lake Lavon, down some 13 feet due to the drought. "It's stunning," in the words of North Texas Municipal Wat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Mark Your Trail

    ​Speaking of Dallas's water supply ...I was on US 380 yesterday, headed to Cattleman's Cafe in Blue Ridge for chicken-fried steak, when, driving toward Farmersville, I espied what's left of Lake Lavon, down some 13 feet due to the drought. "It's stunning," in the words of North Texas Municipal Wat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    Lavon, From Boom to Bust?

    ​Speaking of Dallas's water supply ...I was on US 380 yesterday, headed to Cattleman's Cafe in Blue Ridge for chicken-fried steak, when, driving toward Farmersville, I espied what's left of Lake Lavon, down some 13 feet due to the drought. "It's stunning," in the words of North Texas Municipal Wat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2005

    Legs of Steel

    ​Speaking of Dallas's water supply ...I was on US 380 yesterday, headed to Cattleman's Cafe in Blue Ridge for chicken-fried steak, when, driving toward Farmersville, I espied what's left of Lake Lavon, down some 13 feet due to the drought. "It's stunning," in the words of North Texas Municipal Wat ... More >>

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Dumped on

    Mistrust fuels McKinney's fight against plans for a landfill

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