Article & Photos By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News Nearly 13 years after the 2011 Labor Day weekend fires destroyed 23 homes in Steiner Ranch, there is now a new evacuation route to benefit the communities around it. “We know this…
By ANALISE PICKERRELL Four Points News Three former Vandegrift students and current University of Texas undergraduates were sent off on May 25 to bike from Austin to Anchorage on the Texas 4000 – the world’s longest annual charity bike…
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News The homeowners association in Steiner Ranch is dealing with vandalism of community property from the drivers of high powered e-motorbikes. The HOA is also getting a lot of calls from residents about the…
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points NewsOn May 21 an accidental injury accident call came into the Travis County Sheriff’s Office just after 4:30 p.m. after a teenager on an e-bike and a resident collided. Both the woman and the 14-year-old…
On June 4, Travis County Water Control & Improvement District No. 17 shared the following email with customers, which include Steiner Ranch, Comanche Trail and Strawberry Hill. Thanks to the community’s amazing participation in our…
As the region’s water supplies continue to increase from recent rains, the Lower Colorado River Authority moved from Stage 2 to Stage 1 of its drought response earlier this month on June 3. Combined storage in the region’s two water supply…
Vandegrift’s Ouroboros FTC team holding 1st Place Design Award, FTC Edison Division, at 2024 Championships By TED GAUNT, Contributor This year’s 2024 FIRST Championship for youth robotics was held in Houston as a “World’s” level playoff…
By CARMEN WEATHERLY, Four Points News A Travis County Sheriff’s Office cruiser had lights and sirens on during a chase on April 21 around 4 p.m. near Fritz Hughes Park Road and Low Water Crossing Road in the Montview community area. TCSO…
Vandegrift’s vet science team won state: L-R Campbell Jordan (10th), Magan Escamilla (Vandegrift coach), Emma Tydeman (12th), Brooke Cox (9th), and Kirsten Tjelmeland (12th). Vandegrift FFA’s vet science team won the state championship…
Vandegrift senior Jacob Henry competed at the UIL state track and field meet in shot put on May 4 at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas. He came in 9th place with a distance of 52-feet 3.75-inches. See who else went to…
By LYNETTE HAALANDFour Points News Home sales and prices during the first three months of 2024 are about the same as they were in 2023 in the Four Points area. “2024 began with very low inventory but thankfully we have been catching up…
Vandegrift’s Xuberance team includes: Arjun Dewagen – CTO, Sam Cazares COO, Grant Stevenson CSR, (all pictured) and Zach Butler, CEO, and Aryan Sunder, CMO (not pictured because they were traveling during the SXSW event). Vandegrift…
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News On May 6, Real estate investor Nate Paul was at the top of the Travis County top ten list of delinquent taxpayers for the second year in a row, and also on the list was OTX Hotel LLC at 6550 Comanche…
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News Residents living in several neighborhoods recently annexed by the city of Austin voted to be disannexed from the city during the May 4 election including one vote in the River Place Outparcels. The…
By LYNETTE HAALAND Four Points News The homeowners of one property in River Place are going to be able to vote in the May 4 election to disannex from the city of Austin. River Place leaders have been reaching out to the city and City…
Derek Ruffin Wrestling Santa Rosa Rilee Harrison Wrestling Oklahoma State University Jacob Henry Wrestling University of Oklahoma Drew Mestemaker Football University of North Texas Bryce Altrudo Football Trinity University Alex Beauchamp…
Vandegrift Viper Choir Assistant Director, Emma Lee, Lucy Draper, Director Emily Chandler Lucy Draper (senior), Abby Brooks (junior), Casey Caldwell (senior) Casey Caldwell, Abby Brooks February 7-10 high school musicians from all across…
By LYNETTE HAALAND Four Points News A lively discussion has been building over the past several months about limited court space for tennis and pickleball players in Steiner Ranch as the two groups share court space. To get feedback from…
UPDATE: All 79 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on Monday, April 29 at the University of Texas have been released as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Kristen Dark, public information officer for the Travis County sheriff’s office.…
Making their best postseason run in program history and reaching the state tournament for the first time, the Vandegrift boys soccer team beat Edinburg North 3-0 in the regional final on April 6. The Vipers (22-3-2) finished 11-1-2 in…
Wildfire detectors with built-in automatic detection based on artificial intelligence models have been installed on one of the buildings in Four Points at 3M Drive. This installation is of critical interest to the surrounding area, which…