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LCRA investigates breach of Mansfield Dam security, Protocol shared of critical infrastructure

Lower Colorado River Authority general manager Phil Wilson explains what happened on Jan. 14 when there was a security breach at Mansfield Dam on Jan. 14. FOX 7 Image

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

A security breach at Mansfield Dam on Tuesday morning sent local law enforcement agencies into emergency mode since the local dam is critical infrastructure protected by state law and federal law under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A Lower Colorado River Authority employee saw a man run by him shortly after he went into the dam tunnels around 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 14. 

The LCRA maintenance worker notified security officers that morning about the unauthorized man he saw. 

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No unauthorized man found at Mansfield Dam, LCRA investigates report of unauthorized man in the tunnel of the dam this morning

Camera crews from TV stations point in the direction of Mansfield Dam around noon on Jan. 14. PIPER LABAJ

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

UPDATED:

An authorized person was reported to be within the dam tunnel at Mansfield Dam this morning, according to Phil Wilson, Lower Colorado River Authority general manager.

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January 12 2020 Issue

Trailer fire off River Place Boulevard slowed, Blaze blew plume of smoke into skies above Four Points

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

A fire that engulfed a vacant trailer at 7013-7045 River Place Blvd., Austin, has been slowed but there is no word from fire officials as to whether or not the blaze has been extinguished.

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