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 I posted a blog in June of last year entltiled, "Jim's Top 10 Austin Traffic Rules." One of the 10 rules said, "Watch out for the crazies on the road! Yes, Austin has them, too. They may be in a hurry, putting on their make-up, or talking on the phone, but they still can be hazardous to your health. Drive ...

If you own an Austin home, are considering buying one, or are in the Austin Texas real estate business, and are not aware of the City of Austin's new energy audit ordinance, you need to be. Why? It will affect the way real estate is sold in Austin, will add to the cost of selling homes here, and creates more government to oversee this ...

        The Olympic Heights neighborhood was built in the years 2002-2008 by D.R. Horton Homes. It is located in South Austin about a mile and a half south of W. Slaughter Lane on Manchaca Road. The main entrances to Olympic Heights are on Marcus Abrams Blvd.—from Manchaca just past Ravenscroft Dr., and ...

When we moved to Austin in 2003, we purchased a home in Sendera subdivision. Why? We loved the value, the trees, the greenbelts in the South & Southwest (S/SW) Austin area. Our home has trees and backs to a greenbelt! But, the number and type of shopping and eating places in S/SW Austin at that time were not up to par. More often than ...

          On Tuesday night (10/7/08) my wife and I were part of a National Night Out “picnic” and gathering of neighbors in our section of SW Austin’s Sendera subdivision. We all brought chairs, drinks and various things to eat, and gathered at the end of the cul-de-sac on Companeros ...