A mural for the City of Junction (incomplete)

by Melissa Burnard

A Texas Runs on Water mural can be seen on the side of the Meals on Wheels Thrift Shoppe located at 656 Main Street. The mural is part of a statewide campaign to celebrate Texas’ connection with the state’s invaluable water resources and to spur conversations and a broader awareness about the resources. The Texas Runs on Water website (www.texasrunsonwater.org/) provides a wealth of information about water in Texas.

The mural design was created and painted by Junction locals, Oly Limon and Christan Powers, with guidance from Big Seed’s Kristin LaRue, which, among other things, is a supporter of public art in this area of Texas. The Texas Water Foundation has developed video content to promote the mural, Junction, and the Llano Rivers, and the video will be shared widely through social media.

The mural was made possible by contributions from the City of Junction, the Junction Texas Tourism Board, the Llano River Watershed Alliance, the Hill Country Alliance, the Kimble County Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, and private donors.

At the time this article was written, painting of the mural was still underway – see the accompanying photo that was taken on April 1, 2023. The website www.facebook.com/7thstreetmural shows the different stages of painting the mural from the beginning until its completion.

A block party at 656 Main Street was held on Saturday, April 15, to celebrate the mural’s completion and to welcome its presence in Junction.