The Hills Are Alive

The Hill Country is teaming with Austin songwriters.

"...James, it turns out, once owned the no-frills honky-tonk west of Austin. A few years ago, Poodie Locke, better..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Showdown at Lick Creek

As once clear water runs dark, a community defends its natural heart

"...sparkling swimming holes were among the best-kept secrets of western Travis Co. Now the word is out – not..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lick Creek Goes to Court

The latest on the battle to keep the stream clean

"...Creek, a group of residents fighting the environmentally troubled West Cypress Hills subdivision, has filed its anticipated lawsuit against..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lick Creek: The Crisis Continues

Stop-work orders keep piling up on West Cypress Hills

"...The problem-plagued West Cypress Hills development in western Travis Co. was hit..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Algae blooms near development previously cited for construction runoff, but LCRA says growth is normal

"...The grass may in fact be greener over at West Cypress Hills, the newest "master planned community in the..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...lawsuit brought under the Clean Water Act against a western Travis Co. developer will be heard in federal court..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

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

"...against expanding water utility service to environmentally sensitive areas west and southwest of Austin, where the Lower Colorado River..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Early Voting

Oct. 23 - Nov. 3

"...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST Gardner Betts Annex, 2501 S. Congress Randalls, 2025 W...."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature

Westward Ho!

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

"...Enjoy the wide-open spaces west of Austin while you can – before the creeks..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The West Orange-Cove CISD v. Neeley trial – i.e., the "Robin..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Local Stories

Central Texas in 2005

"...5) Westward Ho!: The environmental wars shifted to the lawless hinterlands..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The misbegotten West Cypress Hills project got shut down – again –..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...and robbery were up more than 4% each (the Midwest leading the way with a jump of nearly 6%),..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...A Western Travis Co. developer is in hot water again after..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mud Still Flowing at Lick Creek

The West Cypress Hills development still can't make the Lick Creek water run clear again

"...At the West Cypress Hills subdivision these days in Western Travis Co.,..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The LCRA shuts down – again – the controversial West Cypress Hills project

"...wrong, it will – seems to have bedeviled a western Travis Co. residential development. West Cypress Hills, a master-planned..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Hill Country developer in deep silt over waterway's pollution

"...Lick Creek area have warned the developer of a western Travis Co. subdivision to expect a lawsuit if state..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

SOS Files for Bankruptcy

The stalwart defenders of Barton Springs reorganize in face of court loss.

"...approvals for a massive development in the Hill Country west of Austin. With thousands of homes proposed for steep..."

April 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Lake Travis Finally Considers Adding a Second High School

Reaching a tipping point

"...Rapid growth in the district west of Aus­tin isn't an entirely new development. But longstanding..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...the open land – as in outlying Travis Co., west and east, and the surrounding Hill Country and Blackland..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Judge Slaps SOS, Bunch

Enviro group penalized for 'frivolous' Lazy 9 lawsuit

"...build 3,000 homes in the rural Hill Country environs west of Austin. Worse still, Bender ordered the SOS to..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Westward Re-Ho?

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

"...Some updates are in order for these western Travis Co. development hot spots since our last report..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature

Oops!

Our latest batch

"...the Texas Constitution in last week's coverage of the West Orange-Cove school finance trial. The Constitution calls for an..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column

Up From the Slime – Commissioners Push for Water Quality Rules

Interim county development rules leave everyone dissatisfied

"...fertilizing and poorly executed pollution controls in the neighboring West Cypress Hills subdivision had mucked up the creek, and..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Work is halted again on Lick Creek, as the West Cypress Hills development was hit with yet another stop-work..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Blessed Deliverance

The Borderland, Bud Shrake's Latest Tall Tale

"...into the idea of expanding the Republic to the west, at least to Santa Fe. Toward this end, Lamar..."

March 31, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Food-o-File

For the first time in 50 years, Austin is without a Holiday House restaurant. Plus: Event-o-Rama.

"...outlet lasted 50 years at the heart of that West Austin neighborhood. In anticipation of losing the lease in..."

April 30, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Congressional Races: Same Ol' Same Ol'

Don't expect much change in Austin's Washington representation

"...Up against McCaul (Dist. 10, which reaches from West Lake Hills all the way to Houston) are Austin..."

Feb. 25, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...their households and start a new community in the hills southwest of the city. Starting a new community is..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...There's a beautiful place about 150 miles southwest of here. It looks a lot like what Austin..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

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