Tag Archives: Barton Springs

City breaks ground on the Barton Springs bathhouse

Many years in the making, rehabilitation of the Barton Springs bathhouse is scheduled for a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. today. While the majority of attendees will surely cheer for the improvements the city promises under the Barton Springs Pool…

Parks • By Jo Clifton • Feb 22, 2024

Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District installing two monitoring wells at Garrison and Zilker parks

This month, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District will install two new scientific monitoring wells in Garrison and Zilker parks. The new wells will be used to collect information about Edwards Aquifer water level and quality, as well as further…

Water • By Nina Hernandez • Jan 12, 2024

Bathhouse working group suggests city start process to rename Barton Springs

At its regular meeting on Nov. 27, the Parks and Recreation Board heard from the Barton Springs Bathhouse Working Group about its report, which includes a list of potential names for an updated bathhouse in addition to calling for the…

Parks • By Nina Hernandez • Nov 29, 2023

Fee increase at Barton Springs among host of aquatics centers plans

A far-reaching analysis of changes in operations at the city’s pools and aquatics centers includes a jump in admission prices for Barton Springs, one of the city’s most popular tourist and recreation spots. The new fee schedule included in a…

Parks • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 13, 2018

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MoPac construction causing environmental anxiety

Construction has not yet begun, but already the Save Our Springs Alliance, the Save Barton Creek Association and the citizens who filed suit against the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority over the expansion and…