Lago Vista residents prepare to evacuate due to flooding of Lake Travis
Oct 18, 2018 · 12:55 PM|1 min read|84,294 readers|ByHank Cavagnaro
As the water level in Lake Travis rises, residents who once lived in lakefront property are now getting a whole new appreciation for the term 'lakefront.'
Lyle and Tracy Nelson have lived in their home for more than 20 years. It sits just down the road from 'The Island' condominium community. With the help of some friends and neighbors, they were able to get things that sat in their garage and art studio out of the waters way.
The Vandegrift Vipers take their District 24-6A race on the road Friday night, visiting Hutto for a 7 p.m. kickoff in the final regular-season game for both clubs. Vandegrift en...
Bonfire Yoga Studio, on Hamilton Pool Road near the Hill Country Galleria, is getting some attention for its heated classes. Owner Bonnie Palmer opened the 2,000-square-foot stu...
Mark your calendars for Friday, not Thursday. The Area Champion Lake Travis volleyball team faces San Antonio Brennan in the UIL 6A Division I regional semifinals on Friday, Nov...
Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. Thursday warms into the low 80s with light wind after a cool start in the upper 40s across the Hill Country. A weak front slides through overn...
Outdoor burning is allowed again in unincorporated Travis County. The county fire marshal's office lifted the burn ban on Tuesday, Nov. 3, after recent rain raised moisture leve...
The Lake Travis volleyball team is Area Champions. The Cavaliers swept San Antonio Reagan 3-0 in the UIL 6A Area round Tuesday night at Long Creek High School, winning by scores...
Red and black is the dress code tonight in Bee Cave. The Lake Travis High School Homecoming Parade and Extravaganza is Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Co...
After Tuesday's front, the lake gets a picture-perfect stretch to start. The National Weather Service forecast for the Lakeway area calls for sunshine Wednesday with a high near...
The cold front that rolled a line of thunderstorms across the Hill Country overnight is moving out. Lingering showers could hang around through the first part of Tuesday, but th...
Tuesday, Nov. 3, is the last chance to vote in the 2026 midterm election. Polls across Texas are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Travis County is part of the countywide polling place...
Lake Travis volleyball opened the UIL 6A Division I playoffs with a straight-sets win over Buda Johnson on Friday night at Dripping Springs High School, taking the bi-district c...
Lakeway's Art Walk is back this coming weekend, with local artists opening their galleries, home studios and pop-up spaces to the public for paintings, sculpture, ceramics, phot...
Sunday and Monday stay warm and humid around Lake Travis, with low clouds and patchy fog in the mornings and afternoon highs in the mid-80s. Monday turns breezy out of the south...
Saturday starts out cloudy around the lake, with a 20% to 30% chance of a few leftover showers or some drizzle in the morning as the last piece of this week's storm system moves...
The Lakeway and Bee Cave housing market moved further toward buyers this fall. That's according to a new MLS comparison from Keller Williams Lake Travis agent Lori Wakefield, co...
A new restaurant and retail development called SpiceQ could be headed for the Hwy. 71 corridor in Spicewood. Community Impact found the project in a filing with the Texas Depart...
Lake Travis bounced back from last week's rivalry loss to Westlake with a 31-14 win at Round Rock on Friday night. The Cavaliers wrapped up the top Division I playoff seed out o...
Sunday, Nov. 1, is Texas State Parks Day, and day-use entry is free at more than 85 state parks across Texas. This is the fourth year Texas Parks and Wildlife has held the event...
Early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm wrapped up Friday night, and Travis County voters turned out in big numbers. More than 426,000 ballots were cast in the county during the ear...
Chick-fil-A Lake Travis on RM 620 has reopened after nearly three months of renovations, the Lake Travis Current reports. The restaurant had been closed since August. The remode...
Rain sticks around the lake today. The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio expects steady light to moderate rain to spread east through the I-35 corridor later today...
The Lago Vista ISD Education Foundation is hosting its annual Trunk or Treat on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Lago Vista High School Performing Arts C...
Lake Travis heads to Round Rock's Dragon Stadium tonight for a 7 p.m. district game, according to MaxPreps. The Cavaliers are 3-3-1 overall and 2-2 in district play, sitting fou...
Rain in July and September has pushed Lakes Buchanan and Travis to a combined 95% full, about 1.9 million acre-feet of water, the Lower Colorado River Authority said Thursday. T...
Bee Cave City Council has approved a funding agreement with TxDOT to expand the busy intersection of Hwy. 71, Hamilton Pool Road and Bee Cave Parkway near the Hill Country Galle...
Halloween weekend starts a little early at 5 Soul Wine Co., which hosts its Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun costume party tonight, Thursday, October 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. The winery i...
Fresh off a share of the district championship, Lake Travis volleyball starts its UIL playoff run Friday, October 30, against Buda Johnson in the bi-district round. First serve...
Gov. Greg Abbott has told the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state response resources as several rounds of storms, fed by the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Va...
Travis County has been named an affected party in the contested case over a wastewater permit for White Rocks, the mixed-use development planned near Bee Cave, Community Impact...
The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge, the waterfront spot above Briarcliff Marina near mile marker 26, is throwing a Halloween Party Night on Friday, Oct. 30, from 7 p.m. to midni...
Rain chances climb over the next couple of days as tropical moisture from Tropical Storm Vance streams north into Texas, KXAN reports. Today stays humid with highs in the low 80...
If you haven't voted yet in the November midterm, lake-area voters get a later option this week. The Lakeway Activity Center, Room F, at 105 Cross Creek, is one of seven Travis...
The rain that's been building in the forecast for Thursday and Friday is still coming, but the latest outlook from the National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio pushes the...
Lake Travis volleyball finished the regular season with a four-set win over Westlake, giving the Cavaliers a three-way share of the district championship with Westlake and Round...
Members have started playing the new golf course at Travis Club, the 1,500-acre private community on Lake Travis about 15 miles west of Austin, Golfweek reports. Beau Welling, a...
Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave is inviting families to trick-or-treat along Hill Country Boulevard on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids in costume...