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July 2009
Sub-$500k area home sales picking up
Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
The Lake Travis real estate market could be showing the early signs of a rebound, local realtors are saying.
Lakeway man recounts role in secret life of the Glomar-Explorer
Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
In April of 1968, the Cold War gripped the world with fear that a clash of that time’s two great superpowers – the U.S. and the former Soviet Union – could result in the literal destruction of humanity.
New program audits top water users
Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
Lakeway Municipal Utility District officials hope a pilot program can help some of the district’s heaviest water users to cut back their usage as conservation becomes more and more important.
Lakeway mom helps with CPR
Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
Lakeway resident Sharon Van Boven left her full-time job as a respiratory therapist eight years ago to raise her daughter, but all of her professional training came flying back to her earlier this month when she helped resuscitate a boy who nearly drowned at Volente Swim Park.
Water level continues to drop as influx to lake dries up; no immediate relief in sight
Monday, July 13, 2009
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Lakes Buchanan and Travis, the drinking water source for about 1.1 million Central Texans, are noticeably lower this summer because the sources that feed into the lakes have all but dried up.
Football: Cav 7on7 team eliminated in state quarterfinals
Saturday, July 11, 2009 |
Lake Travis was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the state 7on7 tournament Saturday afternoon in College Station, losing 34-26 to Coppell.
Residents speak out against water pact
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is currently mulling a request by the Lower Colorado River Authority to increase Leander’s reserved water from the Colorado River Basin from 6,400 acre-feet per year to 24,000.
Wooldridge says America is an exceptional nation
Thursday, July 9, 2009 |
Perhaps Bill Dickson, Master of Ceremonies of the annual Lakeway Pageant, put it best: “We have had some amazing people serve as our Grand Marshal for the parade over the years.
Bolton lauds efficiency of Special Session
Thursday, July 9, 2009 |
The Texas legislature forced Governor Rick Perry to keep his promise of a short and sweet session despite the contentious issue he added to the docket.
Charles and LaNell Edwards: A dynamic duo
Thursday, July 9, 2009 |
A while back, a youthful political hopeful gave me a ring to “feel out” the community, as well as your local newspaper editor.