Residents in western Gillespie County along the Pedernales River are furious almost two years after a neighbor built a dam that cut off water flow and state government officials have done little to remedy it.

A group of 20 area residents met last Wednesday at the Tivydale Cemetery 14 miles west of Fredericksburg, just off Pump Station Road, to cuss and discuss the situation which they say has dried up water for thirsty livestock, killed fish downstream and been thought of as generally un-neighbor...