As a years-long drought worsens in South Texas, a lake once a recreational hub for fishermen, swimmers and boaters is now almost entirely barren.
Images shared this week show the shoreline of Lake Corpus Christi reduced to cracked earth and exposed grassland with wooden piers that once stretched into the water now dangling high above the lakebed.
On Tuesday, Michelle Via McGraw—a resident of Lakeside Drive along Lake Corpus Christi—shared a video on Facebook of the desiccated lakebed, writing that the lake once ran all the way up to her house and bulkhead…