Rollingwood News

Congratulations: As of the Nov. 3 elections, Texas has 11 new constitutional amendments , with every item on the statewide ballot getting passed.

Be a KUT ACL KUT KUT CALENDAR PERFECT NIGHT FOR AMENDING UPDATED 10 :45 p.m. Tuesday night: Texas voters approve all 11 amendments to the state's Constitution.

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the $18.5 million unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2009 of Eanes Independent School District, Texas .

Early voting begins Monday for the constitutional amendment election. There are 11 amendment propositions and five special election propositions specific to Travis County on the ballot.

For anyone with money and a need to build, now is unquestionably the time. Projects that used to see four or five bids are now seeing up to 20 and the prices can't be beat.

As the Rollingwood City Council approved the final plans for the Pickwick Lane water line last week, it gave city engineer Kenny Watkins the green light to put that project, along with the Edgegrove line and pressure reducing valve, out for bid.

Sprouts stores specialize in natural, healthy foods. View Larger Sprouts Farmers Market is opening its first stores in the Austin, Texas, area this weekend with at least 12 more on the drawing board in Texas, Colorado and California this year and into 2010.

On Aug. 24, the city of Austin will implement Stage 2 watering restrictions, limiting residential outdoor irrigation to once a week.

A seven-and-a-half-hour special Rollingwood City Council meeting and budget workshop Monday produced more questions than answers about whether the Rollingwood Community Development Corporation may fund the planned Edgegrove and Pickwick waterlines.

Central Texas' retail market is holding its own during the recession, with occupancy at midyear at 92 percent, down from 92.5 percent a year ago, a new report says.

Beth Black was well into a season of life changes when we met for coffee at BLU Cafe.

Residents and businesses that use natural gas in West Lake Hills and Rollingwood will see a slight increase in their gas bill beginning in July .A The city councils in West Lake Hills and Rollingwood raised the rates in both cities in accordance with a request from Texas Gas Service, a subsidiary of ONEOK Inc.

The heat of summer has arrived early. Already, we have experienced record high temperatures accompanied by record high water usage.

A water project in Rollingwood was approved based on newly adopted priority factors for proposed improvements to the water system during the Rollingwood City Council meeting June 17.

Police arrested two men after chasing their car through West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, and Austin.

More than 200 people have signed an online petition asking the Eanes school board to appoint former candidate Sharman Reed of Rollingwood to the board seat being vacated by Gail King, according to ipetitions.com. As the five oa clock hour rolled by today, additional names continued to appear on the roster.

Burglars rummaged through three cars in West Lake Hills, on Wildcat Hollow, Westwood Terrace and Westlake Drive, some time between the night of May 25 and the next morning.

All other forms of entertainment considered, going out to eat is the one ticket everybody buys, whether it's fast-food cheap seats, big-steak luxury boxes or the chicken-fried arena seating in-between. Let American-Statesman and austin360.com restaurant critic Mike Sutter be your all-access guide to the Central Texas dining-out scene.

Incumbent Victor Gonzales defeated Erica Anne Grignon in the race for Pflugerville City Council Place 5 on Saturday.

McCracken, Riley, Cole endorsed in Austin's mayor, council election. Saturday, May 09, 2009 It is Election Day in Austin and surrounding cities and school districts, and we strongly urge every registered voter who hasn't already cast a ballot to go to the polls today.