Don't know if they made a big deal in Austin as Austin is the home of green people and environmentalists and all that is good in the world. The LCRA also known as the Colorado River authority has agreed to stop all water inflows into Matagorda Bay as of the end of this month. That will mean no fresh water into the bay and adjacent bay systems going down toward Aransas. They have already cut all water for ducks, shorebirds rice and wildlife near the coast. This is all done to ensure that the yuppies can go out on the lakes with their powerboats and vroom-vroom and zoom-zoom while they pontificate about how they are so much in favor of the environment that allows them to maximize their personal noise and air pollution to the detriment of the rest of the universe. So what if some cranes die etc. They can always clone more using the latest yuppy tech stuff they will think of while zooming around. So even the Austin sewage water will no longer reach the coast and those downhill of yuppyville. -- Joseph C. Kennedy on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner