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Editor's Note: Following the publication of this story, DSHS told The Citizen they were now working with TCEQ to obtain their water samples for testing. Full story in the May 8 edition.
ALTAIR—A spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state agency responsible for issuing fishing advisories and bans on Texas waterways, told The Citizen Monday the agency did not have money for water and other testing necessary to determine if contamination in the Colorado River at its confluence with Skull Creek was sufficient to issue a ban or advisory.
Read moreAUSTIN — With the potential for severe weather approaching, Texas Comptroller Glenn He-gar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation
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COLUMBUS — The Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District last Thursday assessed fines against water two well drilling companies failing to comply with well permit regulations, and adopted a resolution assuming
Read moreEarly voting in races for Columbus Independent School District Board of Trustees, city council for the city of Eagle Lake, and city council for the city of Weimar got underway Monday across the county.
Read moreEAST BERNARD – Rice farmers are asking for immediate enforcement of a court order against an alleged polluter of Skull Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River, which provides irrigation water to grow rice.
Read moreCOLUMBUS — The Lower Colorado River Basin Coalition said it deplores a series of toxic spills on Skull Creek that have killed fish and endangered wildlife and humans, and it
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Colorado County EMS and Splashway Water Park & Campground recently announced a new partnership. In effort to make this possible, Splashway has donated an ambulance to the county to increase
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