Leander News

Central Texas fire crews have extinguished a heavy blaze that broke out at a Leander home Thursday morning, officials said.

Leander residents have voted down a proposition that would have put the city's fire department under civil service rules as it becomes a professional company.

The Lake Travis View has started welcoming readers to its new digital home, laketravisview.com , which offers an enhanced, better-organized experience.

Finger-pointing has entered the debate over bringing civil service to Leander, with a supporter of the proposal filing ethics complaints against a key representative of the other side.

Two national builders have purchased more than 2,000 acres in Leander, with plans to build about 2,900 homes in a swiftly growing part of the region.

Newer, bigger buses, lanes dedicated to express routes and expansion of the region's rail system all come with a large price tag.

Homebuilding company Taylor Morrison has purchased one of the largest Austin-area parcels in recent history with the aim of installing a new master-planned community.

Voters in Leander are being asked to decide whether the Fire Department should adopt civil service rules that would regulate hiring, firing, promotions and discipline.

The funeral liturgy will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013 in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home with Deacon Russ Detwiler, celebrant.

Travis County commissioners on Tuesday approved guidelines for a study into whether they are hiring enough minority and woman-owned contractors for construction and related projects.

A bat found on the campus of the Leander district's Henry Middle School in Cedar Park on Tuesday tested positive for rabies, school officials said.