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2024 Health Care Edition

Dr. Sanjana Luther explains the process of removal for polyps in the large intestine.

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Experts urge routine care to intercept colon cancer before it starts

is colon cancer prevention,” Dr. Sanjana Luther with Austin Gastroenterology said. “We’re really making sure that polyps, which are abnormal growths, are out of there before the cancer can even start.”

While the benchmark age was previously 50 for insurance-covered colorectal screenings, that age has since dropped to 45. As the rate of colorectal cancer diagnoses in younger people rises, specialists are turning to prevention as their rst line of defense. “While we call it colon cancer screening, it really

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In 2024, over 12,200 Texans are predicted to be newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. It is second only to California, which is estimated to have over 16,000 new cases.

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Correction: Volume 15, Issue 3 On Page 9, the “coming soon” listing for Taco Margarita incorrectly stated the restaurant would be located in the same building suite as Shipley Do-Nuts Lake Travis, instead of the same shopping center. Shipley Do-nuts Lake Travis remains operational and open.

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5 Hill Country Hot Yoga The new studio has an infrared heating system and offers certified hot yoga classes for all skill levels. Owners Tracey Sledge and Holly Downs said they plan to eventually offer hot pilates, hot Vinyasa and more. • Opened May 4 • 2300 Lohmans Spur Road, Ste. 186, Lakeway • www.hillcountryhotyoga.com 6 Taco Margarita The Cedar Valley-based Mexican restaurant serves traditional plates, such as tacos, chimichangas, burritos, enmoladas and enchiladas, as well as margaritas and cocktails • Opened in late April • 3620 RM 620, Ste. 350, Bee Cave • www.tacomargarita.us 7 Legrand Owned by Leah Smith, the luxury women’s boutique sells designer clothing from over two dozen brands alongside jewelry, accessories and home fragrances. • Opened April 10 • 3300 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 420, Austin • www.legrandfashionhouse.com 8 Studio 3 Marketing The California-based marketing firm provides services for design, branding, web development, social media, e-commerce, email marketing and more. • Opened April 25

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• Opened May 1 • 1250 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Bldg. 3, Ste. 400, Austin • www.scottherlihylaw.com 3 Bottle & Cork The store sells spirits, fine wine and beer as well as charcuterie items from Antonelli’s Cheese in Austin and steaks from the Chicago brand Allen Brothers. • Opened in late March

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and basketball games. • Opening in early July • 6550 Comanche Trail, Ste. 201, Austin • www.otxbc.com

10 Swedish Hill Bakery Westlake The Austin-based bakery and neighborhood market will serve breakfast, pastries, sandwiches, soups and salads, alongside its coffee bar. • Opening TBD • 3662 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 4A, West Lake Hills • www.swedishhillaustin.com 11 Anytime Fitness The fitness center will offer 24-hour access as well as a variety of strength and cardio equipment. • Opening in late June • 18217 Hwy. 71, Ste. 300, Spicewood • www.anytimefitness.com 12 Celebration Church Lake Travis The global, nondenominational church has plans to open a new location offering Sunday sermons, youth programming, events, outreach opportunities and more. • Opening in the fall • 12600 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. 105, Bee Cave • www.celebration.church

15 Poke Hookup Local owners Mark and Lili Schulte’s first poke bowl restaurant allows patrons to build their own poke bowl with a choice protein, add-ins, base and sauce. Protein options range from classic ahi poke to chicken while add-ins include choices such as seaweed salad, cilantro, pineapple, corn and more. • Opened in April • 1510 S. RM 620, Ste. 400, Lakeway • www.thepokehookup.com

17 The Hive The Bee Cave Arts Foundation’s art center and exhibition space will move to a new location within the Hill Country Galleria. The location displays art from local artists and students and offers a children’s art area, art classes and summer camps. • Relocated May 23 • 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. F160, Bee Cave • www.beecavearts.foundation

Hwy. 71, Ste. B, Bee Cave, to its new space to offer in- house specialists for all dental needs in one place, plus technology improvements. • Relocating in late June • 15955 Hwy. 71, Village of The Hills • www.tomasikdental.com

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18 Lakeway Christian Brothers Automotive The faith-based automotive repair facility came under new ownership by Brandon and Olivia Thomas in March.

13 Greater Austin Allergy The clinic will relocate from the Shops at the Galleria retail center at 12801 Shops Parkway, Ste. 400, Bee Cave, to less than a mile away. The Austin-based business specializes in treatment for nasal and sinus, lung, skin and food allergy-related conditions. • Relocating in August • 3944 S. RM 620, Bldg. 8, Ste. 202, Bee Cave • www.austinallergist.com 14 Tomasik Family Dental The locally-owned practice will relocate from 13917

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16 Wingstop The wing restaurant chain will complete construction on a new Lakeway location by late June, according to a filing with the Texas Department for Licensing and Regulation.

19 Raising Canes The chicken fast food chain celebrated 10 years in the Rollingwood area in May. • 3201 Bee Caves Road, Rollingwood • www.raisingcanes.com

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Government

BY KATY MCAFEE

This spring, Travis County acquired almost 2,000 acres of land in the Hill Country and will purchase several smaller parcels along the Eastern Crescent this year after residents voted in November to raise their tax bills to protect green space. The new land will be added to the county’s 27 parks, which span over 11,000 acres. The acquisitions will protect environmentally sensitive land from being turned into dense development, and parks foundation ocials hope the new 70-mile trail system will increase accessibility to nature to a historically underserved area. “Time and time again, Austin voters, in either Travis County elections or city of Austin elections, have voted overwhelmingly to fund these kinds of acquisitions,” said Je Francell, director of land protection for The Nature Conservancy. “They want to put their money where their mouth is, and they support it.” TravCo increases parks, trails

The details

The family received oers to buy the ranch for over $130 million, but agreed to preserve it by selling it to the county for $90 million, marking the largest land value donation in Travis County history, ocials said. Travis County ocials plan on turning that 1,506-acre chunk into a new park named RGK after Ronya and George Kozmetsky. The park will be similar to Reimers Ranch, complete with hiking and biking trails, restrooms, and picnic areas. Travis County Commissioner Ann Howard said the acquisition happened just in time. “Development was eminent,” she said. “The families had many oers to buy the land from as far away as Dubai.”

The rst tract the county acquired spans 475 acres directly adjacent to Reimers Ranch Park. The land will become an extension of the park with trails, picnic areas and other amenities. The tract was appraised at $45 million and slated for a 950-home development, but the Topfer family that owns the land agreed to sell it to the county instead in late April for $5 million less, saving it from development, Travis County Parks Director Charles Bergh said. The second parcel, located just east of Reimers Ranch, spans 1,506 acres and was slated for 1,500 homes, Bergh said. The land was originally purchased in 1970 by Ronya and George Kozmetsky as a family ranch with rolling hills, canyons and vistas. The ranch was later inherited by their daughter, Nadya Scott.

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Expanding parkland Travis County is adding two large tracts of land to its park system. Castletop spans 475 acres and will be added to Reimers Ranch. RGK spans 1,506 acres and will be a new park similar to Reimers.

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RGK 1,506 acres

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Reimers Ranch Park Conservation easements Acquired land

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1,980 acres in the Hill Country

70 new trail miles along the Eastern Crescent

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What’s next

"Protected lands stay protected forever. This is an investment in the future, being able to have

County ocials will begin planning RGK’s trails and amenities over the next year while also oering guided tours of the land’s rolling hills and wildlife. Ocials hope the park will be open to the public by the end of 2025. In the coming years, the foundation may acquire the remaining land between Castletop and RGK Park, preserving more than 4,000 acres of combined space in the Hill Country.

Alongside parkland, Travis County ocials have been slowly acquiring land in the eastern metro area for a 70-mile trail system, which crews will break ground on within the next year and a half, starting near Onion Creek to McKinney Falls. County ocials do not have an estimate for when the entire trail system will be nished, as it will likely take more bond cycles of funding to complete.

access to these places, which is really exciting." JOANNA WOLAVER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRAVIS COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION

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BY KAMERYN GRIESSER

Lakeway creates teen court diversion program The city of Lakeway established a teen court diversion program for juvenile offenders following new state legislation aimed at early intervention for at-risk youth. How it works Lakeway’s Teen Court Program will allow teens accused of certain Class C misdemeanors an alternative to the traditional court system where they are tried by a jury of their peers, according to city documents. Class C misdemeanor offenses include traffic tickets, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, and possession or use of alcohol. The details Under the Texas Youth Diversion and Early Intervention Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, cities are required to create youth diversion

Bee Cave officials return to dais

The process

Teen receives citation and is informed of option to join program with parent approval If opted in, teen is tried by a jury of peers from grades 10-12 to determine a sentence of community service or financial restitution

Bee Cave Mayor Kara King, council mem- ber Courtney Hohl and council member Jon Cobb began their new, two-year City Council terms May 14. The candidates were appointed to council by default after running unopposed. The background Cobb served on council from 2018-21 and formally resigned before his second term ended due to personal reasons, according to previous Community Impact reporting. He has now replaced former council member Andrew Rebber, who decided not to run for re-election. Both King and Hohl are serving their third consecutive terms on the dais. Prior to her tenure as mayor, King served on council from 2013-20.

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programs to reduce recidivism rates. Lakeway’s Associate Judge Kathleen Coble said teen court diversion programs have been piloted successfully in a number of Texas cities already, including Bee Cave. What’s next The program will launch before October and trials will take place at the Lakeway Municipal Court, Lakeway Communications Director Jarrod Wise said.

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Education

Districts approve 1-2.5% staff raises for next year Despite projected budgetary shortfalls, Lake Travis-area districts each provided 1-2.5% staff compensation increases for the upcoming 2024- 25 school year. The details For the 2024-25 school year, Leander ISD led the pack in local percentage pay raises with a 2.5% increase, followed by Eanes ISD at 2% and Lake Travis ISD at 1%. While district documents show percentage pay increases are lower across the board for all three districts compared to years past, for LTISD, this is the lowest pay raise the district has adopted in over a decade, said Pam Sanchez, assistant superintendent for business services. In their own words Officials in all three districts expressed a desire

LISD names police department chief

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Lucretia “Shā” Rogers will become Lean- der ISD’s first chief of police. The board of trustees approved Rogers’ hiring as the district’s executive director of safety and security at a May 9 meeting. Rog- ers will transition into the role of police chief once the district receives state approval to launch its own police department, according to district information. What you need to know Rogers has worked for Houston ISD’s police department as the assistant chief of police since 2018, following time as a crim- inal investigator and campus police officer, according to district information. She was previously a patrol deputy for the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office and the Brazos County Sheriff’s Department in Bryan.

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to offer their staff larger increases and shared their frustration with mounting budget shortfalls amid a lack of state funding, increasing security demands and more. “I would hope that our teachers and staff know that this pay increase ... is not a reflection of how we value them,” LTISD school board President Erin Archer said. EISD plans to adopt its budget at the June 18 meeting, after press time. LISD plans to approve its budget June 27, followed by LTISD in August.

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EISD to implement disciplinary code levels Changes to Eanes ISD’s student code of conduct are set to take effect during the upcoming school year, including new disciplinary procedures for misconduct. The board of trustees discussed the draft code June 4. The details According to agenda documents, three signifi- cant changes have been proposed for the 2024-25 code of conduct, including the implementation of a “levels” system and corresponding disciplinary action based on violation level. The code also reflects the role of EISD’s police force in discipline and establishes a rule that direct violence threats trigger automatic Disciplinary Alternative Education Program placement. The board could take action during the June 18 board meeting.

EISD creates public facility corporation Affordable staff housing and other reve- nue-generating projects could be on the way in Eanes ISD, following the board of trust- ees’ creation of a public facility corporation June 4. Two-minute impact The board previously discussed creating a PFC during its May 7 meeting. Per the Texas Legislature, sponsors—or the board of trustees, in this case—are authorized to create PFC’s to finance, construct and equip public facilities such as administrative offices, education buildings or affordable housing options for teachers. “This is simply one more tool now that we have to potentially do something exciting for our staff at some point in the future,” Superintendent Jeff Arnett said.

Breaking it down The updated code of conduct outlines five levels of disciplinary action. minor infractions such as school disruption, tardiness, truancy or dress code violations Level II serious disruptive behavior such as cheating, harrassment, bullying or cyberbullying Level III serious misbehavior such as Level I

tampering with documents, profanity, insubordination, sexual harrassment or possession of drug paraphenalia DAEP placement, such as shooting or bombing threats and involvement with drugs or alcohol

Level IV offenses resulting in mandatory

Level V offenses resulting in expulsion or referral to Travis County Juvenile

Justice Alternative Education Program, such as possession of a firearm, aggravated assault and manslaughter

Consequences: vary per level but include actions such as parent conferences, referral to EISD police or county justice programs, and expulsion

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Todd attended the University of Texas, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. His impressive career has seen him hold pivotal positions in the financial services industry, with him serving most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of another banking institution prior to joining R Bank. Todd’s extensive background includes strategic planning, operational excellence, and customer-centric initiatives, making him exceptionally well-equipped to lead R Bank into its next chapter. Todd Engemoen, a native of Austin, brings over 15 years of comprehensive banking experience to his new role. Todd attended the University of Texas, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. 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His deep roots background have equipped him with a unique perspective on the local community's financial needs. Todd's strategic vision and growth and enhance its service offerings to better serve its valued customers. Paid Advertisement R Bank announces the retirement of President and CEO, Steve Stapp, marking the end of a remarkable era of leadership. Steve's tenure, spanning 16 years, has led the bank from a ingle location with 12 employees to a successful institution operating 10 locations with over 150 employees, all deeply rooted in the values of community-driven banking. Todd Engemoen Chosen as New President and CEO for R Bank as Steve Stapp Announces his Retirement "We are thrilled to welcome Todd Engemoen as our new President and CEO," said Reese Ryan. "His depth of experience and choice to lead R Bank into the future. We extend our deepest gratitude to Steve for his exceptional leadership and dedication." 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Camp Craft Road to fully close starting February Improvements along the low water crossing of Westlake’s Camp Craft Road will now require a full road closure from February 1 to June 26. The project, which will lift the existing road by 9 feet to prevent flash flooding from Eanes Creek, was delayed due to a mix of supply chain issues and timing concerns with the Eanes ISD school year, city staff said. The road closure will not affect the parking lot entrance of Eanes Elementary School, and detours will be set up as needed, City Administrator Trey Fletcher said. The details On June 12, council received staff updates on road projects within the voter-approved, $7.9 million improvements bond package from 2021. Project Manager Vicki Ortega said the Camp Craft Road project delay allows the city to prioritize

Airport security shifts ahead of summer Changes to security checkpoints are in store for travelers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this summer as Trans- portation Security Administration officials anticipate the busiest summer for travel ever seen nationwide. Security checkpoint changes include: • Checkpoint 1 , near Delta Airlines, offers general screening, crew member screen- ing, priority and premium screening, and Americans with Disabilities Act screening. • Checkpoint 2 West , near United Airlines, provides passengers with TSA PreCheck, Clear and ADA screening. • Checkpoint 2 East , near Southwest Airlines, offers general screening only. • Checkpoint 3 , located near JetBlue Airlines, is closed until 2026.

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Real estate

Home sales were up over 58% year over year in April for ZIP code 78738, according to Austin Board of Realtors data. Residential market data

Homes sold

April 2023

April 2024

+7.7%

+42%

+24.14%

+25%

+58.14%

-3.33%

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78669

78732

78733

78734

78735

78738

78746

78734

78669

Median home sales price

78732

620

78733

April

2023

2024

78746

$790,000 $890,168 $1,385,000 $665,000 $850,000 $864,500 $1,702,500

$904,950 $850,000 $1,300,000 $685,000 $1,161,500 $974,500 $1,900,000

78669 78732 78733 78734 78735 78738 78746

78738

360

78735

MOPAC

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Average days on the market

Lake Travis-Westlake

April 2023

April 2024

+25.9%

-37.5%

+137.5%

-40.91%

+35%

+62.75%

+26.42%

April

2023

2024

319 442

New listings

157

199

Closed sales

78669

78732

78733

78734

78735

78738

78746

Homes under contract

219 199

Homes sold by price point in April

Months of inventory

April

78669 78732

78733

78734 78735

78738 78746

5.1

6.3

$900,000+

$700,000-$899,999

Price per square foot

$394 $394

$500,000-$699,999

$300,000-$499,999

Active listings

785 1,080

<$299,999

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UT researchers use AI to create costly Alzheimer’s drug for less

From chat bots to art production, new uses for articial intelligence are blooming left and right. Now, University of Texas researchers have found a way to harness the power of AI to create an expensive Alzheimer’s medication for less. The goal The study, published in March, utilized an AI tool developed by UT post-doctoral researcher Danny Diaz to create the active ingredient in the common Alzheimer’s medication galantamine. Galantamine is typically manufactured using daodils. However, the extraction process is time-consuming and costly due to unpredictable crop yields and weather, Diaz said. Just one prescription of galantamine requires hundreds of daodils and costs around $70-$116, according to health care technology company Oracle Health. Instead of relying on daodils, Diaz said the goal of the study is to eventually use bacteria to produce the active ingredient. “The goal is to turn sugar, which is like food for the bacteria, into a pharmaceutical drug for Alzheimer’s,” said Diaz, who now leads the Deep Proteins group at the Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning. “Eventually, the hope is to

make the drug much more aordable.” How it works By genetically modifying bacteria, the researchers can essentially “program” the microbes to create the active ingredient in galan- tamine as a byproduct of its normal metabolic function. Diaz said the challenge has been creating the right instruction manual for the bacteria, which involves changing their protein structures. “There are almost innite combinations [of protein sequences] to try. ... So the AI can narrow that research space down and save time by signicantly lowering the risk of not nding something that works,” Diaz said. What’s next So far, Diaz said the team is about one-fourth of the way to completing the bacteria’s proper mutation, and he expects the study could wrap up within the next ve years. With 2024 being named UT’s “Year of AI,” the university has become involved in dozens of AI research projects and programs in recent years. Diaz said he believes AI research will have the largest impact in biotechnology and health care.

Other healthcare research from UT Austin has used AI to:

Enhance diagnostic CT Scans for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Predict and identify patients at risk for developing Type II diabetes

Assess mental health questionnaires for depression symptoms

Diagnose knee arthritis from medical images

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“It’s really hard for humans to wrap their head around a lot of these

problems because they’re just so big and expensive to iterate. ... AI is going to be revolutionary in how we manufacture drugs.” DANNY DIAZ, UT POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

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