AUSTIN (KXAN) — Popular swimming hole Jacob’s Well could be closed for another summer if conditions don’t change. Park officials likely won’t decide until summer — or possibly in March or April — if ...

The veto came as a shock. It was late June, and the long-embattled water warriors of Hays County were still celebrating a surprise victory at least a decade in the making. Their allies at the state ...

Jacob’s Well Natural Area closed to the public Friday after heavy rain on Thursday caused minor flooding. The artesian spring has been closed to the public for swimming due to low water levels since ...

Texas' elongated drought has done nothing to benefit the states many popular swimming holes. One those beloved swim spots continues to suffer from the drought and an influx of people isn't helping it ...

The photos on the left and center show Jacob's Well before and during the drought. The photos were taken by the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. The photo on the right shows Jacob ...

HAYS COUNTY, Texas – To set the scene, picture a creek, with a large hole in the center. In that hole is beautiful, blue water so clear that you can see 30 feet down into the submerged cave. That ...

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) – Jacob’s Well Natural Area closed to the public Thursday after minor flooding. The popular swimming hole has already been closed for the past three summers due to low flow.

David Baker looks down at Jacob’s Well on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 in Wimberley, Texas. Baker is the founder of the Watershed Association, a nonprofit that is trying to save water resources in the area. ...