Lake Austin now ‘infested’ with zebra mussels

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Austin currently has an established population of invasive zebra mussels, according to new test results from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The group updated its classification to “infested” Thursday.
It’s been less than a year since zebra mussels were discovered upstream in Lake Travis — officials found evidence of the mussels there in June 2017, and in Lake Austin in August. TPWD also updated Lady Bird Lake’s status to “s