Category Archives: Lake Travis

Bamboo Boxes foster creativity month after month

The Bamboo Boxes December box has five themed activities geared for the season.

By LYNETE HAALAND, Four Points News

A Vandegrift entrepreneur team is literally thinking outside of the box as it launches its new company Bamboo Boxes to foster creativity in children. 

Bamboo Boxes are monthly subscriptions that come with five themed activities that foster a child’s creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. 

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620/2222 road improvements to be finished spring 2021, Connector road to alleviate 50,000 vehicles daily at intersection

Texas Department of Transportation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the bypass road which will connect RM 620 with RM 2222 by going along the power lines behind the officials with shovels. Brian Thompto, chairman of the Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association, and Morgan Briscoe, West Austin Chamber of Commerce president, were among TxDOT and the city of Austin officials at the event on Wednesday, Dec. 11. LYNETTE HAALAND

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Construction is set to begin on the new bypass road that will be created between  the giant power lines and will connect RM 620 and RM 2222.

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Local teen duo performs at the White House

Vandegrift sophomores Joey Painter and Anna Zavelson of the minor Keys group performed at the White House on Dec. 3.

By K. Q. THOMAS, Four Points News

The minor Keys, a music duo from the Four Points area, was selected to play a two-hour set at the White House on Dec. 3.  

Joey Painter, piano, and Anna Zavelson, vocals, are both sophomores at Vandegrift High School. Anna and her parents, Tracy and David Zavelson, live in Grandview Hills. Joey and his parents, Melinda and Jay Painter, in River Place.

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Travis County buys 94-acre tract in Grandview for preserve land, visitor center for $19.5 million

Former SAS site off Wilson Parke  to host exhibits, educational programs

A year ago, SAS Institute Inc. had rezoned about 94 acres of its undeveloped property off Wilson Parke Avenue near RM 620 to make it more attractive for potential buyers. Travis County ended up buying the property recently and will make it into a Visitor Center for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Last month, Travis County purchased the former SAS Institute property located off RM 620 at Wilson Parke Avenue, with plans for the grounds to serve the public.

According to Public Information Officer Hector Nieto, part of the tract’s existing 3-story office building will be transformed into a Visitor Center for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, or BCP, which is partly managed by Travis County. 

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