Texas close to gaining first reservoir in 20 years

The Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir was recently approved for its second $500 million loan as the project nears the beginning of construction in North Texas. The dam and accompanying man-made lake will be Texas’ first new major reservoir in almost two decades. But in the rural Fannin County land that’s slated to become a lake bed, opposition to the reservoir is stronger than ever. –The Texas Tribune Read more…