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Vacation Rentals in the News
The issue of whether City Code currently allows for short-term or vacation rentals in neighborhoods is the subject of today's lead article on statesman.com. The article, Vacation rentals limited by code, critics say, by Juan Castillo, says opponents argue the...Waterline work on Shoalwood
There will be some major waterline work beginning in January on the 5700-5800 Block of Shoalwood and it will be closed to traffic except local traffic. So – if you cut through on this street, you won't be able to maybe for two months. Click here to read the...ANA Forms Special Committee on Home Hotels
by Joe Reynolds At the November 18 Executive Committee meeting, the ANA Board voted to form a special committee on Home Hotels. The issue arose following an article in the Allandale Neighbor about vacation rentals. Previously, the Board heard a presentation by...December 2010 Allandale Neighbor Newsletter
The December issue of the Allandale Neighbor is out. Please contact me if you have not received it: allandalereporter [Email address: allandalereporter #AT# yahoo.com - replace #AT# with @ ]. It would be inaccurate to call this our holiday issue because there are no...Clothes Moths
by Wizzie Brown, Texas AgriLife Extension Clothes moths can cause considerable damage to materials containing wool, fur or other animal-derived products. There are two common clothes moths, case making clothes moths and webbing clothes moths. The names describe the...Constable’s Notebook – December 2010
By Constable Bruce Elfant
"Tell me about your military service," Travis County Judge Michael Denton asks Joe, a 30 year old who was charged with criminal trespass and assault. Joe told the Judge that he served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. His unit was responsible for deploying Navy Seals and retrieving them from their assignments. Joe was the first Veteran to participate in a dry run of the newly formed Travis County Veteran's Court that will hear mostly misdemeanor cases involving Veterans who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury or other similar illnesses resulting from their service in the armed forces.