Damaged docks, inaccessible by foot, are compromising the security of hundreds of boats in their slips on the lake. A well-publicized boat theft occurred on the West End of Lake Texoma this week, and although one of the thieves has been apprehended, suspicious activities may continue.

Flood waters have kept boat owners away from the lake and so their boats are much more vulnerable than unusual.

After this week, however, would-be thieves and vandals should be on notice that smartphone cameras are literally everywhere, so prepare to find your attempted antics posted on Facebook and broadcast on TV news in short order.

The Lake Texoma community is not rolling over and playing dead just because the water is high. We’re alive and well and using our smartphones here.  So anyone contemplating boat mayhem should be on notice – Free Portraits and Free Publicity for Boat Thieves on Lake Texoma!

Only about 20 feet of floodwaters remain in Lake Texoma this week. ONLY…

I’ve heard through the lake property owners’ grapevine that the Corps has predicted Lake Texoma will return to its normal level of 617 feet above sea level by the end of August 2015.

Well, we have a collection of photos from the July 2007 flood on Lake Texoma, and I’ve been reviewing them lately. And I’m also thinking about how the swollen lake returned to normal levels within a month or so at that time.

There is no public explanation (that I’ve heard) why it’s taking so much longer for this 2015 flood on Lake Texoma to return to normal levels.  Authoritative statements on the matter are conspicuous in their absence.  True?  Have I missed them in the newspapers or on the TV news?  Nope, I’m pretty sure they are simply not happening. There's political and governmental silence on the subject.

But it’s an ongoing nightmare of a mess for a lot of people.  Do you find yourself wondering why it's taking so long to be able to get started on the clean-up and repairs necessary now? I do.