AUSTIN (KXAN) — While some Austinites dipped their toes into 2025, others dove head first as part of the annual Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge. The polar plunge has been a New Year’s staple ...

The specific name sosorum comes from the acronym used for the Austin environmental group Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance. Eurycea has no known origin but is thought to be mythological in nature.

Every year, more than 340,000 people visit the Barton Springs swimming hole in Austin, Texas. Few swimmers realize they're taking a dip in the home of one of North America's most endangered species — ...