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Westlake 73 Laredo 29
Texas Girls 6A Basketball-Westlake hosted Laredo United South Saturday afternoon November 29th 2025. The Chaps jumped out to a 9-0 lead prompting a timeout by Laredo at 6:26 remaining in the first quarter. Using a full court zone press for a few possessions Westlake led 28-2 at the end of the first quarter. Westlake called off the full court press and mixed the half court defense to lead 42-12 at the half, 60-16 after three quarters and 73-29 at the end. Above and immedia

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Breezy Black Friday
Around Austin-A Breezy Black Friday view directly West from the Laura Bush Library located 9411 Texas RM2244, 78733. Friday afternoon November 29th 2025.

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Perspective
Around Austin-Perspective from the Laura Bush Library, November 8th 2025. Tree against a water tower and sky background.

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Westlake 58 Johnson 30
Texas Girls 6A Basketball-Westlake High School-Westlake 58 Johnson (San Antonio) 30 Monday afternoon November 24th 2025. Score by Quarter 14-2, 27-10, 43-16, 58-30. Westlake opened and effectively played zone defense most of the first half. All ten players, available for today's game got playing time. "Westlake Nation" reports the Chaps are now 9-0 and scoring for todays game; Tamia King 13 points, Peyton Hensle 10 points, Molly Frazer 9 points, Geralynn Byers-Veal 8 poin

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Vickie Benson 500 Wins
Texas Girls High School Basketball-Just before the Johnson (San Antonio) versus Westlake game this afternoon, Westlake Varsity Coach Vickie Benson was recognized for her 500th career coaching win. An amazing accomplishment, congratulations Coach Benson!

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Lake Travis
Around Austin-A view of Lake Travis from Omni Barton Creek Lakeside Golf Course in Spicewood, Texas. Tuesday November 4th 2025. See another image below of recently dry lake bed docks. Dock areas dry over the last few years have been benefited from the significant rain in July 2025.

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Rain Lillies
Around Austin-Wild Flowers-Rain Lillies bloomed after the rains Friday October 31st 2025. See more below. They bend to the sun

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Trail Signage
Around Austin-The Ann and Roy Butler Trail just got more visitor friendly with signage! View Sunday morning November 2nd 2025. For more information about the Butler Trail see https://thetrailconservancy.org

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Water Meter Sends Use By Cell
Around Austin-Celluar transmitted ultrasonic water meters, Master Meters https://mastermeter.com , are being installed in neighborhoods around Austin. The meter has no moving parts as the battery needed is charged automatically by the flow of water. See below for more detail on the system installed in a Rob Roy on the Lake neighborhood Monday October 27rh 2025. Two meters for two homes in this installation. See below for how the data is fed to the internet. Using a custom

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Westlake 83 Rouse 38
Texas High School Basketball-Westlake 83 Rouse 38 at Westlake Friday November 21st 2025. Above #5 Bo Ogden controls the opening tip. Score by Quarter 26-5, 44-16, 65-33, 83-38. Westake jumped out 14-2 leading to Rouse's first timeout. See more images below. #5 Bo Ogden with an early dunk #2 Hayes Goldman #3 Joel Cannatti #3 Joel Cannatti #4 Blake Cannatti #23 Alex Allen #5 Bo Ogden with a first half dunk #3 Joel Cannatti #24 Mack Martin dunks with authority #2 Hayes Goldm

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Little Rain
Around Austin-Very little rain in the Austin Hill Country with 0.12 inches in the last 24 hours with 0.1 inches expected today Friday November 21st 2025. Image above Thursday 3PM.

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Westlake 80 Buda Johnson 45
Texas High School Basketball-#5 Bo Ogden dunks on Buda Johnson in Westlake's 80-45 win Tuesday November 18th 2025. Score by Quarter: 14-8, 42-20, 60-38, 80-45. As reported by "Westlake Nation" #5 Bo Ogden, above, led all with 30 points, followed by #4 Blake Cannatti, right in frame above, with 18 points. See more images below. #4 Blake Cannatti #23 Alex Allen #5 Bo Ogden with the dunk on an offensive board #5 Bo Ogden #25 Brody Doyle #35 Brayden Horne #24 Mack Martin #30 R

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Nov 181 min read


Alpha School
New to the RM2244.COM Directory Around Austin-Alpha School Austin PreK-8 Private School is new to the RM2244.COM directory. Image above is the 78746 location at 1201 Spyglass Drive for PreK-5th Grade. Phone (512) 595-0801. The Alpha School Austin Middle School, 6th-8th Grade, is located at 201 Colorado Street, Austin, 78701. Click https://alpha.school for an abundance of detail.

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Mural Making
Around Austin-SOCO-Mural art in the making at the Continental Club Gallery 1315 South Congress. Wednesday November 12th 2025. See another image below.

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One Last Look
Around Austin-Westlake High School Football 2025 Season came to an earlier than usual end when Vandegrift, the 2024 Texas 6A Division II Champion, edged out Westlake 16-14. As usual though excellence abounded with these Friday Nights-only four home games this season. RM2244.COM thanks all the football athletes, every single player of 200 from the Freshmen Teams to the Varsity, the Marching Band, the Cheer, the Hyline, the Video Team, the coaches, the EISD staff involved,

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Nov 181 min read


Vandegrift Snapshots
Around Austin-Vandegrift snapshots from the Texas 6A Division II Bi-District Playoff Friday Night November 14th 2025. Above Viper signage "Go Vipers Beat Westlake." See more below. Leander ISD Stadium "Welcome to the Viper Pit" Vandegrift High School Legacies Dance Team. See vhslegacies.org for details. Vandegrift High School Legacies Dance Team. See vhslegacies.org  for details.

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Lit Up
Around Austin-Lit up home in the Austin Hill Country October 7th 2025. See another below.

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Nov 161 min read


Westlake 14 Vandegrift 16
Texas 6A Division II High School Football Bidistrict Playoff-Vandegrif EDW Monroe Memorial Stadium Friday Night November 14th 2025. Image above, a key play in the game, Westlake is stopped on the 1 yard line late in the 4th Quarter. Key play Viper #40 Sam Brown breaks through the Westlake Defensive Line and then is aided by a block in the back [see image below]. Brown was tackled on the Westlake 3 YD line by #7 Thompson Bennett. This led to the Vipers only TD making the s

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Nov 152 min read


Home Slice Pizza 20th
Around Austin-Places We Love-Home Slice Pizza celebrates its 20th Anniversary, "Carnival O' Pizza 2025," Saturday November 15th, Noon-6PM. See below for more snapshots of the South Congress location. See homeslicepizza.com for more detail on the event etc.

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Nov 131 min read


Westlake Marching Band
Around Austin-Westlake High School Band-Friday night November 7th 2025. Twirler and Marching Band. See Senior Class and rest of band below. 2025 Senior Class Marching Band members recognized.

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Dripping Springs High Steppers
Around Austin-Dripping Springs Texas High School Marching Band and High Steppers performing at the Dripping Springs Versus Westlake Texas 6A High School Football Game at Westlake High School Chaparral Stadium, Friday night November 7th 2025. See more below.

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Westlake 63 PSAT 44
Texas 6A Girls High School Basketball-West Lake Hills, Texas-Westlake overwhelmed visiting Houston PSAT 63-44 Tuesday night November 11th 2025. Score by Quarter 23-11, 33-20, 51-30, 63-44. Above #24 Mercy Shannon for two. Wynn Thorne led the Chaps with 20 and ten rebounds. See more below. Tamia King scored 12 and 10 rebounds Molly Frazer for three Tamia King controlled the opening jump Peyton Hensle 4th Quarter full substitution group gets pointer from coach Vickie Benson

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Nov 121 min read


Honoring All Veterans
Around Austin-The Texas WWII Memorial behind the Texas Capitol building. AI overview "The main Texas World War II Memorial is a 17-foot granite column replica of the Texas pillar at the national WWII Memorial [In Washington DC]." It was dedicated in 2007 to honor the more than 830,000 Texas who served and the 22,000 who died during the war. The oak and wheat wreath is bronze. On today Tuesday November 11th 2025, we honor all Veterans who served or are serving in our mili

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Texas Book Festival-The Scene, The Authors and Books
Around Austin-Texas Book Festival texasbookfestival.org -Sunday November 9th 2025. View on Congress Avenue. View looking South on Congress Avenue View looking West on 11th Street Texas Monthly Forum. Covering the Black American South, Writing True Crime, Texas Tales, Austin-San Antonio Megaregion with Henry Cisneros and Rewriting the Texas Myth. See below the audience and speaker panel-"Texas. Authors Writing True Crime-Authors Clare St. Amant & Kate Winkler Dawson. Texas

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Nov 91 min read


Chaps 35 Tigers 45 Snapshots
Texas 6A High School Football-Dripping Springs Tigers got their first ever win against the Westlake Chaparrals Friday night November 7th 2025. Above #9 QB for the Chaps Rees Wise with a TD tying the game at 7-7. See many more below. Dripping Springs #2 Cooper Reid TD Chaps #16 Chase Brodhead Chaps #1 Lawson Grimes TD pass from Rees Wise Tackle The Tigers #27 Sr. Jaceton Gotta proved hard to tackle The Tigers #3 Sr. WR Merrik Bloomgren with a TD The Chaps made a goal line st

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Nov 81 min read


Westlake 35 Dripping Springs 45
Texas 6A High School Football-Friday November 7th 2025. Westlake 7-2 and visiting Dripping Springs 8-1 came into the contest statistically close but with Westlake ranked 11th and Dripping Springs ranked 16th. Rushing 185 Y/G for Westlake and Dripping 132, Passing 198 Y/G for Westlake and Dripping 266, total yards 384 Y/G for Westlake and Dripping 399 Y/G and scoring average 43.9 for Westlake and Dripping 44.0 [Source MaxPreps]. Leading Dripping Springs offense has been #1

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Nov 82 min read


Maudie's Lake Austin Opens New Space
Around Austin-Places We Love-Maudie's TEX-MEX at Lake Austin Blvd and West 7th in Tarrytown has been renovating and yesterday opened the new space. If this is a three-step process opening the new space is step two. See maudies.com for ordering etc. or call 512-473-3740. See two more snapshots below. The temporary TACO TENT has been moved from in front of the old space to in front of the new space. Just to the left of the tent is the takeout window. A full view of the loc

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Nov 71 min read


Beaver Moonset
Around Austin-Moonset in the Austin Hill Country-Thursday 07:18 November 6th 2025. The largest moon of each year has historically been dubbed the beaver moon as it denotes the best time to set beaver traps in the hope of capturing warm fur for the coming Winter. Beavers initiate nesting before the freeze each Winter.

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Nov 61 min read


Moonrise
Around Austin-Moonrise, November 5th the moon was the closest to Earth in 2025 merely ~220,000 miles away. This the largest Supermoon of 2025, happening in November, was known back in the 18th century as the beaver moon relating to the best opportunity to set beaver traps in the quest of "a supply of warm winter furs." [Source Austin American Statesman]. Image in the Eastern sky at 18:03 by RM2244.COM

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Texas Longhorn Marching Band
Around Austin-SEC Football-Vanderbilt versus Texas-Saturday morning November 1st 2025. Longhorn Marching Band pregame show formations.

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Longhorn Football Candid
Around Austin-Longhorn Football Candid, Saturday morning November 1st 2025.

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Fun at the Longhorn Game
Around Austin-Group enjoys pre-game of Vanderbilt versus Texas, Saturday morning November 1st 2025.

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The Hook 'Em Herd
Around Austin-Texas Longhorn Football-"The Hook 'Em Herd" storm the field before the Texas and Vanderbuilt SEC Football Game Saturday Morning November 1st 2025. "The Hook 'Em Herd" are children ages 7-12 who registered for the 100 Yard Dash.

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Student Body Cam Fun
Around Austin-University of Texas Longhorn Football-Saturday morning November 1st 2025. Students featured on the jumbotron having fun in their Longhorn Overalls.

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Nov 31 min read


Texas 34 Vanderbilt 31
Around Austin-Saturday November 1st 2025-DKR Memorial Stadium-University of Texas, Austin-SEC Football-The Texas Longhorns QB #16 Arch Manning passes to #1 Ryan Wingo for the first play from scrimmage with visiting Vanderbilt. Wingo took it 75 yards to the endzone, see the key sequences below. The Longhorns were dominant through the first three quarters but the Commodores surged back in the wanning moments to lose only by 3, 31-34. Score by Quarter; 17-0, 24-10, 34-10, 34-

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Nov 11 min read


Loving the Rain
Around Austin-The rain held off most of the UT football game with Vanderbilt but started with about ten minutes left. Forecasters expect rain now through the six-o-clock hour. So far, Google Weather notes 0.65 inches with another 0.24 inches expected. Above a lucky dog is appreciating a downpour on RM 2244 Westbound just before TX-360. The Texas Longhorns prevailed over the visiting 9th ranked Vanderbilt Commodores 34-31.

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Trick or Treat
Around Austin-El Arroyo "I'd Trick or Treat If They Handed Out Margaritas" Friday October 31st 2025.

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Trader Joe's Hill Country Galleria Opens
Around Austin-Trader Joe's at the Hill Country Galleria opened today Wednesday October 29th 2025. Above one of the early shoppers. For those living along RM 2244 or using this busy transportation corridor there are now two Trader Joe's locations; the just opened store at 12812, #300 Shops of The Galleria Pkwy, situated between Signature Bridal Salon to the left and PETSMART to the right, and at 2805 RM 2244. See many images below and a map showing the two locations. See t

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Halloween
Around Austin-Scariest Halloween Yard Characters. Monday October 13th 2025. Rollingwood, Texas.

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Halloween
Around Austin-Halloween, figures from a great Halloween yard. Monday October 13ht 2025. Rollingwood. See more below.

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Halloween
Around Austin-Halloween Wreath and Porch Figurines. Monday October 13th 2025. Rollingwood.

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Halloween
Around Austin-Halloween 2025, Halloween blow-up characters. Monday October 13th 2025. Rollingwood.

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Halloween
Around Austin-Halloween 2025-Bitches Brew on a Rollingwood Yard. Monday October 13th 2025.

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Drew Brees' Westlake Football Jersey Retired
Texas High School Football-Drew Brees' Westlake Chaparral Football Jersey #15 was retired Friday Night October 24th 2025 before the homecoming game against visiting Lake Travis. Brees led Westlake to their first ever Texas state championship in 1996. Drew went on to Purdue 1997-2000, was a two time Heisman candidate and the Big 10 MVP in 2000. He was drafted in the second round by the San Diego Chargers 2001-2005 but is most famous for leading, as the Super Bowl MVP, the

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And The Rains Came
Around Austin-Clouds in the Austin Hill Country yesterday afternoon were followed by 1.07 inches of rain starting after midnight. The Austin Metro area had 2.25 inches with another 1.25 inches forecasted [Apple] ending by 0800 Saturday October 25th. The rain is celebrated as the first in 46 days of unusually warm late September and October. Temperatures fell with the cold front with a high of 78° F today. Below midday images. Transpiration Clearing but still cloudy

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Battle of the Lakes, Lake Travis 31 Westlake 10
Texas 6A High School Football-Lake Travis came into the "Battle of the Lakes" hosted by Westlake 7-0 overall and 3-0 in District 26-6A on the play of their leaders; #5 Van Hopping 107.3 Yards/Game rushing, #10 Westin Smith 52 Yards/Game receiving, #14 QB Luke McBride 227 Yards Passing/Game, #0 B. Lott 8 tackles/Game, #1 C. Buck 5.9 tackles/Game. Hopping was unstopple and Smith made key receptions to dominate on offense. On defense LT defensive line and pass coverage stiffl

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Moonset
Around Austin-Waning Crescent Moonset over Texas RM 2244 at Lowell Lane, Thursday October 23rd 2025.

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View from Lakeway
Around Austin-Views from Lakeway Texas RR 620, Thursday evening October 23rd 2025. Above Texas RM 2244 and Texas 360 demarked by the Dimensional Funds building at the center background. To the left of that building is Hotel Viata and to the right and further back is The Waterline Tower on Cesar Chavez and Red River. Further to the right is the downtown skyline just north of Town Lake. The water tower on the left is at Texas RM 2244 and Addie Roy.

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Halloween
Around Austin-Halloween 2025, Scary Skeleton. Monday October 13th 2025. Tarrytown.

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Halloween
Around Austin-Halloween Jack Skellington, Monday October 13th 2025. Tarrytown.

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