LCRA Express Spawns Hamilton Pool Traffic Jam

Despite plenty of reasons to go slow, the agency – and its developer friends – are in a big hurry

"...that the Lower Colorado River Authority would build along Hamilton Pool Road (FM 3238), a two-lane roadway that winds..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander

Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species

"...response to the planned 1,400-acre Mirasol Springs development along Hamilton Pool Road and the Pedernales River that encompasses the..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cease-Fire Ends in Southwest Road Wars

Environmentalists charge that Daugherty has been working backroom deals for southwest roads

"...long-standing, but rather uneasy, truce between the county's self-proclaimed road warrior and environmentalists...."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Same old story: developers vs. environmentalists

"...Opponents on both sides of Hamilton Pool – those who fear sprawl will kill off..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

A proposed LCRA water line – and 1,300 new homes – alarm the neighbors

"...water services to their neck of the woods on Hamilton Pool Road, a little two-lane country road...."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...The utility has crafted a road map based on a 30-year growth projection of 125,000..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Some of the Best Texas Hill Country Swimming Holes, Restaurants, Breweries, and More

Take a dip, then fill your piehole

"...is submerge ourselves in liquid, inside and out. Neighborhood pools and Barton Springs guarantee a nice quench for thirsty..."

July 26, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Westward Ho!

In-progress or proposed developments for near-western Hill Country rise overnight like so many toxic mushrooms

"...this controversy," said Linda Lowenthal, who lives in the Hamilton Pool Road area, where a coalition of residents had..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Peacock Politics in Western Travis County

Handful of holdout ranchers expected to sell their family spreads in name of what some see as suburban sprawl

"...Development can no longer be denied out along Hamilton Pool Road, where a handful of the remaining ranchers..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

LCRA's $10,000 'Stepchildren'

Eager to open the tap for new development, the LCRA wants a premium from the folks who already live out West

"...each tap it would provide to older homes along Hamilton Pool Road, where it wants to build a pipeline..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Breaking stories from Austin and beyond

"...request to construct a new water line to the Hamilton Pool Road area in western Travis Co. has pitted..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Water Gushes Forth From LCRA

The utility wastes no time inking deals to moisten Hill Country sprawl

"...board of directors approved a controversial water pipeline for Hamilton Pool Road...."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Commissioners Court: A Flood of Planning

Travis County takes up the Onion Creek flood plan, and other regional matters

"...which was formed to address the development issues along Hamilton Pool Road. (For more on the Hamilton Pool Road..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

County OKs Rocky Creek

New Hill Country Coalition fails (for now) to stop Hamilton Pool project

"...approved a preliminary plan for a 486-home development along Hamilton Pool Road. Longtime landowner Rebecca Hudson has proposed a..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Travis Co. Manifest Destiny

Some of the central organizational players in the land and water wars of western Travis Co.

"...The Hamilton Pool Road Alliance: Rebecca Hudson leads this trio of..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...understanding of the obstacles to our greatness, and the broadest imagination of possible remedies, and the best skills of..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column

LCRA Gets Its Pipe On

A near-unanimous vote to bring surface water to Hamilton Pool Road

"...service new suburban developments poised to crop up along Hamilton Pool Road in the endangered Hill Country west of..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

We Had a Little Plan ...

The decision of the Hamilton Pool Road waterline waits – or doesn't – on the outcome of three regional planning efforts

"...a proposed water plan – building a pipeline along Hamilton Pool Road – at a special meeting at 2pm..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Planning for the Future With LCRA

"...My father, William M. Peacock, bought 3,000 acres on Hamilton Pool Road in 1949. We moved to Austin in..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

The river authority prepares to move forward with water-pipeline plans

"...$5 million pipeline to serve proposed residential developments along Hamilton Pool Road. In its current state, the narrow roadway..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...I am a fan of toll roads, but Mike Clark-Madison's "For Whom the Road Tolls" [News,..."

June 4, 2004 Column

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"...our transportation planners, AISD, and the LCRA? The toll road agency, Chamber of Commerce, and Real Estate Council (all..."

May 14, 2004 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– as it barrels ahead with pipeline plans on Hamilton Pool Road. See " LCRA Express Spawns Hamilton Pool..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Westward Re-Ho?

Here's a thumbnail update on the developments-in- progress in Western Travis Co.

"...May 28, 2004). As the map indicates, the proposed Hamilton Pool Road pipeline is just the foot in the..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature

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"...the LCRA plan to run a water pipeline down Hamilton Pool Road to serve new developments ["LCRA Express Spawns..."

May 21, 2004 Column

Trench Warfare

Federal judge rules for LCRA on the Dripping Springs pipeline project, but the SOS lawsuit proceeds

"...Phase II, a second line would run west along Hamilton Pool Road, also from the plant at Bee Cave...."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Divorce, Alamo Style

From a small north-side apartment – via toney Rob Roy, a Hays County ranch, and several sojourns in jail – Janet Kennedy keeps fighting a battle featuring all the latest in family bitterness

"...a beautiful spread in northeast Hays County, south of Hamilton Pool Road. The site covers 19 acres of rugged,..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

Reimers Ranch in southwestern Travis County is about to go the way of the Armadillo (World Headquarters)

"...Reimers Ranch comes up quick around a bend in Hamilton Pool Road about 17 miles off TX 71. The..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Water Flows Downhill

Regional water plan nears completion while LCRA looks to move water westward

"...a final decision on providing water service to the Hamilton Pool Road area. The board is scheduled to vote..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...extension of water services to three landowner/developers in the Hamilton Pool Road area. – Amy Smith..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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