Jonestown News

What: This huge estate next to Lake Travis resembles a resort hotel. It sits on 12.67 acres at the edge of the lake, with 800 feet directly on the water.

In Leander Thursday, residents are coping with the first full day of strict water restrictions to fix a deadly stretch of roadway.

The city of Leander has lifted its mandatory water restrictions. The restrictions were because of a road construction project.

Police charged a Jonestown man with kidnapping a 65-year-old acquaintance. Investigators said Jess Manning Neely met with the woman to help her look for cars.

It was a race against time. McAllen pop rock group Madore practiced in a sound-proof room at bassist Alex Velasco's parents' house.

Banks, savings and loans: Closed Friday. Buses: Capital Metro buses will provide Sunday-level service Friday.

Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Oct.

Police have arrested the fourth person they say broke into a Cedar Park apartment last month, setting off a massive manhunt after the incident.

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This report was originally published in the Austin American-Statesman on September 2, 2007.

Hail at Block House Creek, on Hwy 183 just north of FM 1431 in Leander at 9:10 p.m. CBS 42 News crews and viewers reported hail, funnel clouds, heavy rain, and high winds across Central Texas, and tornado ...

“I thought it went very smooth”

Pretrial hearings are underway for Paul Devoe. He's the man accused of shooting and killing Marble Falls bartender Michael Allred before killing four people in Jonestown. via News 8 Austin

“He said they're going to extradite me back to Texas, then probably Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia”

On Aug. 28, Devoe appeared in a Central Islip, New York courtroom to fight extradiction to Texas. via KEYE-TV Austin

“It injures me not whether my neighbor believes in 20 gods or none”

The First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom serves as the very cornerstone of American liberty. via Cleburne Times-Review

“We need to make sure we're listening to the frontline workers, the people who see the kids everyday”

Candidates running for the Leander school board gathered at Bateman's Gifts and Coffee Bar in Jonestown Sunday to brew over the issues with voters. via News 8 Austin

Former state lawmaker Jackie Speier, a survivor of the Jonestown tragedy three decades ago, won a special congressional election to fill the seat of the late Rep. via The Lufkin Daily News

“It just got to a point where it was overwhelming, and it is very easy to procrastinate, unfortunately”

Last summer, two weeks into his job, Florence Police Chief Jeff Dever discovered that thousands of arrest warrants for crimes like gambling, disorderly conduct and public intoxication had gone unserved. via Austin American-Statesman

“It comes down to you all as a community and how determined you are. Most towns focus on land use, to be able to control development from a zoning standpoint”

Incorporate as a city and choose how to handle the future. That was the message to about 50 Staples residents from Austin-area attorney Tom Buckle, who offered some free advice in the Staples Civic Center ... via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“I still can't hear where you're at”

The Judy's are rehearsing. Live. Right now. This fact alone should be enough to send a certain subspecies of Texas music aficionado -- those who came of age in the late '70s and early '80s, when musicians fed ... via Houston Press

At least two houses in Steiner Ranch are on fire as of Tuesday afternoon, thanks to another dangerous fire day. via KEYE-TV Austin