Texas
Texas has a new lake for the first time in nearly 30 years
FANNIN COUNTY — An hour northeast of the DFW Metroplex is Bois D’Arc Lake. A new, manmade lake, the first new lake in Texas in nearly 30 years.
People like Rusty Bass and his wife April have waited years to finally arrive. The couple from Carrollton and hundreds of others were among the first to break in the brand-new boat ramps at the lake on Wednesday.
“We’ve been waiting since 2019,” said Fannin County resident John Iannotti.
The manmade reservoir’s original design plans date back to the 1980s, but it took decades of buying property, permitting, construction and waiting for a whole lot of rain to fill it up.
Anglers were eager to drop bait and lures into water stocked with a million fish, including Largemouth Trophy Bass.
“I probably caught 50 fish between two and for pounds,” said Richard Saccaro from McAlester, Oklahoma.
Bois D’ Arc Lake sits on nearly 17,000 acres and is already proving to be a fishing paradise on its first day. But the lake’s primary use is to provide water for a lot of North Texans.
The North Texas Municipal Water District, which provides drinking water to more than 2 million people in 13 North Texas cities created and manages the lake.
“The addition of Bois D’Arc Lake to our portfolio water supplies will allow us to continue to provide that safe and reliable source of water for generations to come,” North Texas Municipal Water District Executive Director Jenna Covington said,
The grand opening of the lake offered a more peaceful place to kayak and inspired others who strolled along the shoreline.
“We’re excited we are fixing to buy a boat,” said Fannin County resident Austin Prett.
The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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