From Reaction to Prevention: Improving fire preparedness

The 2011 Labor Day weekend fires destroyed 23 homes in Steiner Ranch and
caused a two-day evacuation of some 10,000 residents. Fifteen years after the Steiner Ranch fires, Lake Travis Fire Rescue has changed how it prepares for wildfire —and the community has changed with it.

Looking toward Steiner Ranch from Mansfield Dam area on September 4, 2011. Submitted to KXAN
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What’s Actually Being Built at the Former 3M Center?

The Lake Austin Collective as well as some nearby neighbors of the former 3M site continue to have questions about what will be built at 6801 River Place Blvd. The group shared an email to subscribers with their latest findings on documents that refer to a  “newly constructed data center” and that the project has been reported to have approximately 70 mega watt of total power capacity.

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