Two families have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in a landmark case after a jury found the owner of Lazy Cove Campground in Smith Mountain Lake discriminated against them based on race.

VIDOR, Texas — Several generations of Southeast Texas families have fond memories of Smith Lake in Vidor but after the pandemic the popular water park closed and those memories stopped being made.

The master plan for the 10-plus-acre Sweet Water R.V. Park includes six tent sites; 18 RV sites; a camp store, which would not sell alcohol; and recreation amenities. The camp store also would house ...