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Opinion
Eanes school district, city work together on sound, scoreboard issues
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
We applaud the Eanes school board for taking action to lower the sound level at Westlake High School’s Chaparral Stadium and commend the West Lake Hills City Council for initiating the action.
City continues to do its part to for water conservation
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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With the end of the year and holiday season near, I have several items to report.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear redistricting arguments
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
Ongoing disagreements over the legality of 2010 Census-based redistricting maps drawn by Texas lawmakers state earlier this year continued last week.
School district takes steps to address ADA issues
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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“Physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person’s right to fully participate in all aspects of society.”
Compromise offers hope for West Lake Hills, Eanes officials
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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A story on the page A1 about West Lake Hills officials’ effort to negotiate with Eanes school district officials to lower the sound level for the public address system at Chaparral Stadium offers food for thought about the importance of being as neighborly as possible.
High-level bickering continues in redistricting effort
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott last week accused the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division of delaying the requisite preclearance of new state House and Senate electoral maps adopted last spring by the state Legislature.
Support needed for Westlake Chamber’s Community Tree
Friday, December 2, 2011 |
An effort is under way to get sponsors for the 13th annual Westlake Chamber of Commerce Community Holiday Tree, and we are once again confident chamber members will respond to sufficiently fund the effort.
Being forced out of comfort zones often has some merit
Friday, December 2, 2011 |
I’m adjusting to being displaced from the Westbank on a daily basis – a rarity during my 15 years as a resident and 16.5 years as Picayune editor, and my wife and friends often kid me about it.
Courts figure heavily in Texas redistricting battle
Friday, December 2, 2011 |
Texas’ redistricting maps that employ data from the 2010 U.S. Census are now under the scrutiny of a three-judge federal district court panel in San Antonio.
Jewelry store accident drives home point about why we should shop local
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
Less than a month before the biggest shopping time of the year, Peter Thomopoulous found himself wondering if he was about to miss out on what is too often a make-or-break time for retailers, Black Friday.