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Opinion

Coach’s effort to preserve friend’s memory a testament to both men’s character

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | Ed Allen

A story on the page A8 of this issue about Westlake High School soccer coach James Baker’s heartfelt effort to keep the memory of his late friend and former teammate Sharad Sood alive speaks volumes about the character of both men.

School finance lawsuit necessary for all districts

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | Special to the Picayune | 4

Recently, the Eanes school board voted unanimously to join a lawsuit against the state challenging the constitutionality of the Texas school finance system, one of four such lawsuits.

Abbott sues to speed approval of voter ID law

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | Special to the Picayune

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20 stAttorney General Greg Abbott on Jan. 23 filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to push the U.S. Department of Justice to approve the voter I.D. law enacted by the Texas Legislature last spring.

Saturday’s chamber gala features community stalwarts, festive entertainment

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | Special to the Picayune

Community is defined as a “group of people with common interests living in a particular area.”

No sports writer can keep pace with Westlake’s winning ways

Friday, January 27, 2012 | Thomas Jones | 1

When I first stepped into the Westlake Picayune office on Bee Cave Road in the spring of 2000, I thumbed through a copy of the newspaper while waiting for a job interview.

Hope revived for more Bee Cave Road improvements

Friday, January 27, 2012 | Ed Allen | 1

The long-awaited resumption of Bee Cave Road improvements is finally underway on the problematic Redbud Trail intersection.

High court says San Antonio judges erred in redistricting

Friday, January 27, 2012 | Special to the Picayune

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20 struck down the interim redistricting plans for the state of Texas authored by a three-judge panel of the San Antonio-based U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas.

Agreement on Jumbotron offers hope for dealings between WLH, Eanes

Thursday, January 19, 2012 | Ed Allen | 1

Residents living near Westlake High School’s Chaparral Stadium will benefit from an agreement ironed out last week between Eanes school district and West Lake Hills officials, and we hope the action taken is the beginning of a better relationship between the two entities and more mutually beneficial deals in the future.

Residents with failing septic systems must explore options

Thursday, January 19, 2012 | Special to the Picayune

For years, residents of the Hull Circle area of northern West Lake Hills have wondered about the fate of their aging septic systems.

Supreme Court hears Texas redistricting arguments

Thursday, January 19, 2012 | Special to the Picayune

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 9 heard arguments on the merits of the state House, Senate and congressional redistricting plans enacted by the Texas Legislature last spring and the remedial plans drawn up by a panel of three San Antonio federal district court judges.

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