Lakeway News

If you like to see the sky burst in bright colors and chow down on hot dogs and juicy burgers all in the name of celebrating our nation's independence, here is a list of events for the Fourth of July in Austin.

By Shelby Pearson Lake Travis View Summer Intern The Lakeway Heritage Center's summer exhibit series is currently featuring "Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence," which runs through July 17.

By Charles McClure news@ltview.com The only place hotter than the south shore of Lake Travis in recent weeks is fictional - the lowest level of DantA©'s "Inferno." High temperature marks fell for 10 consecutive days as of last Monday, when the thermostat topped 110 degrees - for the second time in a week.

Family fun is the focal point of the annual Lakeway Fourth of July festivities, and this year will be no different.

The first phase of the Lakeway Regional Medical Center is to open in May 2011. It will debut with 178 beds and be surrounded by shops and offices.

New 17-mile road in Williamson County runs through empty hills, though developers say they have plans for area.

ACM Award Winner and CMT Award Winner Jack Ingram has his latest song "Barefoot & Crazy" climbing the Billboard radio charts - " already in the Top 20 before even shooting the video, and climbing fast.

Nobody was injured in a SWAT standoff that lasted about seven hours at a home near Lakeway, said Roger Wade, a spokesman with the Travis County Sheriff's Office.

Peter Jacobsen returns to the Champions Tour this week at the Triton Financial Classic at Lakeway.

One person killed in collision At least one person died Tuesday night in a head-on collision on Texas 71, officials said.

Police say a serial purse snatcher is working Central Texas grocery stores and she's not done yet.

Lakeway.com, an interactive directory of businesses and events in and around the Lakeway, Texas area, has launched.

Lake Travis area residents will observe the third annual Memorial Day Service at Heritage Park, the home of Lakewaya s Spirit of Freedom Memorial, on Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. The Lohmanna s Crossing Daughters of the American Revolution sponsor the event.

It was Poster Drawing Day at Lakeway City Park on Sunday for Matthew Garcia and others who have joined his tree-saving campaign.

After months of feuding over a proposed city takeover of district operations, City of Lakeway officials and representatives of the Lakeway Municipal Utility District seem to have found middle ground.

The eating options here should soon increase with the opening of a new restaurant in Lakeway Landing.

In Sunset Valley, voters reauthorized a half-cent sales tax for road maintenance.

A gold party in Lakeway yields memories for guests as well as money for the March of Dimes of Austin.

With a little less than two days to go in early voting, one thing is becoming clear: the mayor's race is not generating Obamamania.

Police release photos of a suspected serial purse snatcher, who several police departments say is targeting women at grocery stores.