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'It's like, blown up' | Woman claims dogs are being dumped at an alarming rate near Del Valle
DEL VALLE, Texas — On the border of Bastrop and Travis counties, a woman claims her neighborhood is dealing with a massive increase in stray dogs. Neighbors think people who no longer want the dogs are abandoning them. They're dogs like Sunny, a blonde husky with bright blue eyes. Elizabeth Cunningham said she has no idea where Sunny came from.
City of Hutto uses new treatment to preserve roads
Road maintenance crews began work on a pavement preservation treatment throughout the city May 6. (Courtesy city of Hutto) The city of Hutto launched efforts to proactively prevent road deterioration beginning in May. The details. Crews began spraying a pavement preservation treatment May 6, which will take several weeks and...
How one bite of brisket changed the life of this barbecue journalist
“Think back to a song that you heard that made you think differently about music or a movie that you watch that made you think differently about film. Like you’re never going to have that realization again.”. Ever had a meal so good that it changed your life?. For...
Fossler, Meyer sworn in to Bastrop City Council
The Bastrop City Council certified the election results for the city’s latest elections, welcoming Kerry Fossler and Cynthia Meyer as its newest members. Meyer ran unopposed for a second term for the Place 2 seat, while Fossler beat former Council Member Jimmy Crouch by 64 votes in the race in Place 4. The...
Travis County is shifting focus to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl ravages the area
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When Travis County Judge Andy Brown got a phone call two weeks ago about a rash of overdoses that claimed at least eight lives in Austin over a span of 27 hours, he knew the dark day he had been preparing for had arrived.
Castletop land was slated for nearly 900 homes. It's becoming a Travis Co. park instead.
Construction wasn’t imminent. But the Topfer brothers, Alan and Richard, weren’t looking to sell the land, either. In fact, they had all of the entitlements in place to build 895 homes on the 475-acre Castletop tract abutting Milton Reimers Ranch Park in southwestern Travis County, whenever they wanted to start turning dirt.
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