Forest Bluff News Today

Residents of the Forest Bluff neighborhood were in the March tornado's direct path. There are still visible signs of damage on some homes in the area.

Preliminary assessments indicated the tornado caused more than an estimated $32 million in damage to 680 residential structures in Round Rock.

Approximately $32 million in damage was caused to 680 structures by a March 21 tornado, Round Rock officials said.

Gloria Vera-Bedolla, a Latina community organizer and mother of three, feels like her neighborhood near Austin, Texas, has been forgotten in a deep freeze that has plunged the state into a humanitarian crisis. “We continue to be the victims of social injustice, food injustice, systemic racism — all of it,” she said. “And lots of people don’t speak up because they’re not used to being heard.” Known as Forest Bluff, Vera-Bedolla’s neighborhood is on the east side of Interstate 35...

Land purchased for new public library in Del Valle Jennifer Martin created a neighborhood library over the summer to meet a greater need for local children. Now a new public library is in the works. Author: Hannah Rucker Updated: 1:36 PM CST January 11, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Plans for Del Valles first public library are in the works, as land has been purchased and set aside.  Over the summer, KVUE spoke with Jennifer Martin about her neighborhood library. Mart...