Travis County has announced the broadcast schedule for a series of storm water and environmental education videos on its Cable Channel 17 throughout December 2025. These programs are part of the county’s Storm Water Management Program, which is mandated by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality.
The first program, “Inspector McCloud,” is presented by the City of Laredo and the EPA in both English and Spanish. The cartoon features characters focused on water quality who prevent pollution threatening the Rio Grande. It addresses how pollution and runoff impact water systems. This video will be shown alongside “H2O Jo Takes a Ride Through the Storm Drain” from Boulder, Colorado, which is part of a campaign to encourage practices that protect water resources. Broadcast times for these programs are scheduled from December 1 to December 6 at various times.
“Texas, The State of Water,” produced by Texas Parks & Wildlife, explores the current condition of Texas’s water resources and highlights different ecosystems across the state. The documentary discusses increasing demands on aquifers, rivers, and bays. It will air from December 7 to December 12.
A follow-up program titled “Texas, The State of Water: Finding a Balance,” also by Texas Parks & Wildlife, examines how population growth affects water demand in Texas and what this means for people, wildlife, and economic health. This segment will be broadcast from December 13 to December 18.
Special features presented by Texas Parks & Wildlife include segments on fire management (“Prescription to Burn”), flooding cycles in forests (“Forests of the River Bottom”), student conservation efforts (“Diggin’ School”), and drought management in Corpus Christi (“Dealing with Drought”). These will air between December 19 and December 24.
On December 25 through December 30, viewers can watch “A Run Unto the Sea: The Adventures of the Abilene Boys.” Hosted by Walter Cronkite and produced by LCRA, this one-hour documentary recounts three retired men’s recreation in 1990 of a canoe trip down the Colorado River originally made in the 1930s.
The final programming block airs on December 31 and features multiple short videos presented by LCRA, EPA, and The Weather Channel. Topics include historical flooding along the Colorado River (“The Water Never Gets This High”), flood preparedness (“Preparing for Severe Weather,” “Three Ways to Prepare for a Flood,” “Ready For the Next Flood”), Central Texas water distribution (“Providing Water for Central Texas”), and post-storm impacts on communities (“After the Storm”).
Travis County provides essential public services such as infrastructure maintenance and emergency management to its population of about 1.2 million residents in south-central Texas including Austin (official website). The county operates under principles like equity and innovation (official website) while managing recreational spaces such as parks (official website).
These educational broadcasts aim to inform residents about environmental stewardship while highlighting regional efforts related to stormwater management.
