Grace Dickens

Elections and development topped the list of most-read stories in the Lake Travis-Westlake area this May. 1. Unofficial results show newcomers Ivers, Blackman and incumbent Hern win Eanes ISD seats Newcomers Kate Ivers and Jennifer Blackman pulled ahead of their opponents in the May election, alongside incumbent Diane Hern. Read the full story. 2.

Hwy. 71 and Uplands Ridge Drive signal Project: The new signalized light provides easier access to and from the H-E-B shopping center for those traveling east or west on Hwy. 71 through a protected turn in and out of The Uplands neighborhood. Update: The new traffic light was activated in May, according to the city of Bee Cave.

In the midst of record-high population growth in the Lake Travis area, multifamily apartments, townhomes and condos are rising throughout western Travis County. One development transforming local options is an affordable housing project in the Hudson Bend area from Rise Residential known as the Villas at Cardinal Hills. “There is little or no affordable rental housing in this area,” a Villas development representative said in Travis County documents.