Lower Colorado River Authority

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a Texas entity created by the state Legislature in 1934 to improve the lives of people in a region challenged by floods, droughts and limited access to reliable electricity. Its stated mission is to enhance the quality of life of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service. LCRA operates in generation, transmission, water supply, parks and recreation, and also offers laboratory and fleet services.

LCRA has deep roots in Texas, dating as far back as the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was created by the state Legislature in 1934 to improve the lives of people living in a region challenged by devastating floods, extreme droughts and limited access to reliable electricity. When its doors opened for business in 1935, it built a chain of dams that tamed the lower Colorado River and formed the Highland Lakes, significantly reducing the impact of cycles of drought and flood. It also produced hydroelectricity and built transmission lines that brought reliable, affordable power to residents of the rural Texas Hill Country for the first time. In the decades that followed, LCRA continued to help Texans respond to population growth and other challenges, building power plants and transmission facilities, providing a clean, reliable water supply, developing parks and recreation areas, and supporting economic development throughout its service territory.

A public authority serving Texans through water stewardship, energy and community service.

• Electricity generation

• Electric transmission

• Water supply

• Parks and recreation

• Environmental laboratory testing

• Fleet maintenance and repair

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