The lake known for it great fishing, family friendly picnic areas, pavilions, and swimming areas has recently claimed the lives of three people in one week and four total this month.
The super rare state Mushroom of Texas called the Texas Star(Chorioactis geaster) and nicknamed the "Devil's Cigar" was spotted in Inks Lake State Park.
A 3-year old boy was misdiagnosed at first, but a doctor near Houston finally figured out the red splotches on his skin were the result of a flesh-eating staph infection. He swam with his family at Lake Sam Rayburn at the end of July.
My grandparents had a cabin on a lake in Nebraska, and as I was growing up some of the best memories came from spending Sunday afternoons there swimming, fishing, and learning to ski.
My grandparents lived there year round, but with everyone else flocking to the lake during the summer, my Grandpa would always say Memorial Day marked the beginning of "silly season" at the lake. The lake
The weather has been nice this week, and that's expected to continue into the weekend. If you're heading to the lake, keep in mind that game wardens are watching to make sure you're obeying all of the boating laws.
5 short months ago, November 2011, things were looking very bleak for East Texas lakes. After suffering through last year’s historic drought, many lakes were down at least 10-12 feet.
And the outlook was not promising.