Bee Cave News

A man who police say was wanted in connection with several high-end jewelry and watch thefts in Austin and Bee Cave pulled out a handgun and fatally shot himself as officers approached him in a motel parking lot in Knoxville.

Last year's inaugural Rolling Sculpture Car Show was a smash hit. It returns to the Hill Country Galleria this Sunday between 12-6 p.m. The event is free to the public.

This year's event will feature live performances by The Tiny Tin Hearts and Erik Larson & Peacekeeper.

Bee Cave officially opened Central Park on Oct. 15 after months of delays, but not without a lingering issue the city is working to resolve with contractors.

Local jewel wins People's Choice Kaki Gaines, a University of Texas senior, won a People's Choice Awards' national design contest; her statement necklace design will be seen at the awards show in Los Angeles on Jan.

While much of the rest of the nation is suffering from real estate devaluation, the Lake Travis market appears to be on the upswing, local realtors are saying.

Regardless of what Congress does - or does not do concerning health care reform matters little to the Lakeway Regional Medical Center.

We have some important news that I need to pass on to our readers. Later in October, the Lake Travis View will be maaoving its physical office temporarily.

Their business may be new to Lakeway, but Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Homes & Cremation Services is a name familiar to generations of Austin-area residents.

Bee Cave City Council members approved a $3.7 million budget for fiscal year 2009-10 at Tuesday nighta s regular meeting largely based on maintaining its 2 cent property tax rate and a projection of $5.19 in sales tax revenue over that time.

About 250 fans who bought an advance copy of his new album got to see Bob Schneider play Tuesday night with one of his various band lineups.

Two predictions concerning Swine Flu seem to be accurate in the Hill Country: the new strain is not as severe as first believed and it moves quickly.

Former Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Jim Wimberly has been appointed Texas Disposal Systems' new president, according to an announcement by Texas Disposal Systems CEO and co-founder Bob Gregory.

Lakeway police, in concert with multiple other law enforcement agencies - including Bee Cave police, Constable Pct.

Austin-based Clean Scapes, a 2009 Pros in Excellence Award finalist, recently earned three Texas Excellence in Landscaping awards at the recent Texas Nursery & Landscape Association conference in Dallas.

A sign with some variation of the above message is posted at many schools, where rules require visitors to check in.

Today Education Week highlighted an interesting court decision out of Texas. Seems one school there, Bee Cave Elementary, requires all visitors to report to the office and show a driver's license so the school can run a background check for sex offender status.

By Charles McClure news@ltview.com Federal Judge Sam Sparks has ruled in favor of the Lake Travis Independent School District in a lawsuit filed by Yvonne and Larry Meadows.

While you cana t get a driving under the influence A of alcohol charge for riding a bicycle while intoxicated, you can get arrested for public intoxication, as one bicyclist found out earlier this month in West Lake Hills.

School district to vote on raises State lawmakers this year approved a pay raise for educators including teachers, librarians, counselors and speech pathologists.