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CBS News Austin experiences growing pains as one of America s hottest real estate markets A trip down Lake Austin with realtor Cord Shiflet is nothing short of jaw-dropping. He s used to selling high-dollar luxury properties like those on the waterfront. But since March 2020, demand – and what buyers will spend – has shocked even him. They could probably get $25 million for it, if they let go of it, he said of one property. March through June, we had 19 buyers that came that were up to $20 million, he told correspondent Janet Shamlian. We ve never seen that before. I lost count after June. And if I had to guess, I would say we had 40 buyers that were $20 to $50 million. ....
This is the new line of scratch-off tickets Texans can play Published: Tags: HOUSTON – Texas Lottery players can play the Gems 7s brand of scratch-off ticket games starting Monday. Four games are available at various price points and contains more than $261.3 million in total cash prizes, including top cash prizes ranging from $7,000 to $1 million, according to the lottery. The games will be available where Texas Lottery scratch ticket games are sold. These are games and what you can win: Diamond White 7s is at the $20 price point with 30 chances to win a cash prize on every ticket. The game offers more than $129.6 million in total cash prizes, including four $1 million top prizes. ....
Stern tracked down sources and adroitly wove together 15 episodes of “Vanishing Postcards.” “The great Charles Kuralt of CBS News once said you can find your way across the country by using burger joints the way that a navigator uses stars.” Some of his stops, such as Austin’s Dry Creek Inn, once owned by the cranky, now deceased Sarah Ransom, are fairly well known to old-timers. When the pandemic hit America, native Texan Evan Stern hit the road. Based in New York City, Stern escaped the worst of the crisis there and returned to Texas, where he normally spent a chunk of time each year; his parents live in Houston. He needed a creative project, however, to get through the long months away from his usual jobs. ....
And it s not just happening in the summer months. Back in the summer of 2019, several dogs died after visits to Austin-area lakes, where they ingested blue-green algae. It happened again right after the snowstorms this winter. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) found the same toxic algae in several of the Highland Lakes. Turns out, it could be a deadly side effect of our booming growth. Deadly day at the dog park: A backyard game of fetch brings so much joy, yet so much sorrow for Claire Saccardi. It brings back a flood of memories of what happened two years ago after a quick trip to the dog park at Red Bud Isle. ....