southwest austin

Southwest Austin Bank Robbed

KEYE - CBS 42  Fri, 10/10/2008 - 6:06pm

A robber hit a Southwest Austin bank Friday afternoon. It happened at the Chase Bank on Slaughter Lane off MoPac.



 

What am I missing?

AustinContrarian  Thu, 09/11/2008 - 1:33pm

I meant to comment on this last week because Bill Bunch has me stumped.

 

A developer is planning to develop 265 acres in Southwest Austin just south of Texas 45 Southwest and MoPac (the blue rectangle below).

 The developer is calling it "Wildflower Commons": 



 

Armed man, now at large, hijacks Capital Metro bus

Daily Texan  Mon, 08/04/2008 - 11:00pm

Austin police are looking for a man who hijacked a Capital Metro bus Monday morning and forced the driver to take him to Southwest Austin.

Austin Police Sgt.

Richard Stresing said a middle-aged Hispanic male boarded the bus at 6:56 a.m. on the corner of Fifth and San Jacinto streets and told the driver he had a knife, demanding she take the bus off course to Southwest Austin.



 

Austin family gets real-life lesson in lightning

KEYE - CBS 42  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 3:31pm

A family in southwest Austin got a lesson in the power of lightning Wednesday morning -- after doing homework on thunderstorms Tuesday night.



 

Southwest Austin Democrats Endorse in Municipal Races

Austin Metablog  Sun, 04/13/2008 - 8:50pm

Last Thursday, the Southwest Austin Democrats met to endorse in the May municipal elections. The following candidates were endorsed for...

(via Burnt Orange Report)



 

Woman killed in Southwest Austin wreck

KEYE - CBS 42  Tue, 03/25/2008 - 7:02am

A woman died while driving in the southwest part of Austin late Monday night. Austin police say the victim drove off the road near the 8200 block of Old Bee...



 

Bike bridge on MoPac to provide safety for cyclists

KEYE - CBS 42  Thu, 02/28/2008 - 9:07pm

It's a first of its kind in Texas: a hanging bicycle bridge, planned for a busy stretch of MoPac in Southwest Austin, where cyclists have to fight for room to...



 

Dental office in southwest Austin catches fire

KEYE - CBS 42  Thu, 11/29/2007 - 6:29pm

A dental office caught fire late Thursday evening. It's near Spyglass Drive and MoPac in southwest Austin.