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Texas swimming hole Jacob’s Well is open for reservations Spring-fed Jacob’s Well is a swimming spot in the Texas Hill Country Tags:  WIMBERLEY, Texas – Jacob’s Well Natural Area in Wimberley is open for reservations for summer 2021. Reservations are required for swimming which will be allowed through September 30. Walk-ups won’t be able to swim, so make sure to reserve a time slot before driving to the artesian spring. Reservation fees are $9 for adults, $5 for Hays County residents...

A bill in the Texas legislature that would give county governments more authority to protect water sources in the Hill Country has not made it past the committee hurdle.  House Bill 3883, authored by State Rep. Kyle Biedermann, failed to secure enough votes to pass the Land & Resource Management Committee which voted 5-4 against the bill.  Biedermann, who represents Comal as well as Kendall and Gillespie in the Texas House, and his staff are working in committee substitutes to amend the b...

BELTON — Local residents were given the chance to comment on future changes to planned water levels Wednesday afternoon.