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Consumers shopped for essentials ahead of February's winter storm at large retail outlets like Lowe's. Stores like these are part of a business mix that helped the city of Bee Cave recover from pandemic-impacted sales declines in early 2020. (Greg Perliski/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:46 PM Feb 15, 2021 CST
Diverse business mix proves critical to ongoing recovery from 2020 sales declines
See how tax rates have changed in western Travis County since fiscal year 2016-17. (Courtesy Pexels)
Austin
5:17 PM Oct 16, 2020 CDT
Property taxes increase slightly in two Lake Travis-Westlake-area cities
Lakeway City Council unanimously approved a $15.06 million budget and voted to keep the $0.1645 tax rate that has been in place since fiscal year 2018-19. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:00 AM Oct 12, 2020 CDT
Breaking down the 2020-21 Lakeway budget
Lakeway City Council met virtually Sept. 28. (Screenshot of Zoom meeting)
Austin
7:54 PM Sep 28, 2020 CDT
Lakeway City Council approves $15.06 million budget, keeps current tax rate
Lakeway City Hall is pictured. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:56 AM Sep 28, 2020 CDT
Lakeway to vote on FY 2020-21 budget, tax rate Sept. 28
Lakeway resident Pat Vanderford speaks during the public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2020-21 budget at Lakeway City Council's Sept. 21 meeting—its first in-person meeting since March. From left: Council Members Sajeev Kumar and Louis Mastrangelo, Mayor Sandy Cox and Mayor Pro Tem Laurie Higginbotham were present at the meeting. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:49 AM Sep 22, 2020 CDT
In first in-person meeting since March, Lakeway schedules budget, tax rate votes for Sept. 28
Lakeway City Council plans to meet in person at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:57 PM Sep 18, 2020 CDT
Lakeway City Council to host in-person meeting Sept. 21
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin (left), D-Austin, swears in the newly elected directors of the Southwest Travis County Groundwater Conservation District on Nov. 15. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
3:29 PM Sep 14, 2020 CDT
Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District aims to establish its rules
Lakeway City Hall (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:01 AM Sep 9, 2020 CDT
Lakeway looks for alternatives to higher tax rate in proposed budget
Lakeway Mayor Sandy Cox gave her weekly COVID-19 update Aug. 20. (Screenshot of Facebook Live broadcast)
Austin
6:25 PM Aug 20, 2020 CDT
Mayor: Lakeway firefighters see uptick in small roadside fires
Lakeway City Council voted to approve a 3.5% maximum property tax rate—which would increase the rate to $0.1694 cents per $100 of assessed value—to help close the deficit in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
3:31 PM Aug 19, 2020 CDT
Lakeway approves proposed maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2020-21
The Texas State Comptroller's Office released June sales tax revenue data for cities Aug. 12. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:43 PM Aug 14, 2020 CDT
Lake Travis-area municipalities see an uptick in sales tax revenue
The city of Lakeway continued budget talks during the July 20 City Council meeting. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
10:00 AM Jul 22, 2020 CDT
Lakeway budget talks see staff, officials search for savings through numerous avenues
The Texas Comptroller’s Office released sales tax data generally pertaining to the month of May on July 8. (Courtesy Pexels)
Austin
11:42 AM Jul 10, 2020 CDT
Lake Travis-Westlake cities see slight uptick in sales tax revenue in May
Sales tax revenue totaled $2.67 billion in June, down 6.5% from a year ago. (Courtesy Pexels)
Austin
10:44 AM Jul 7, 2020 CDT
Conservative strategy a key factor in initial Lakeway budget strategy talks
City Manager Julie Oakley said during the June 15 City Council meeting that overall the financial numbers, especially with regard to sales tax revenue, are not as bad as they could have been, and the city will see varying numbers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
10:30 AM Jun 16, 2020 CDT
Lakeway financial status still holding steady amid COVID-19 pandemic