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Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women brings OB/GYN services to Lakeway

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women in Lakeway began providing OB/GYN services in June in response to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Lakeway ending its labor and delivery services that same month, said Dr. Melanie Belt, Chief OB/GYN Officer at Texas Children’s.

The background: In June, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Lakeway halted labor and delivery services, including six labor and delivery rooms and 18 postpartum beds, due to demographic shifts in the Lakeway area, where population growth is largely occurring among adults age 65 and older, according to a statement from Baylor Scott & White and previous reporting from Community Impact.

The details: Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women opened in January and began providing OB/GYN services including annual exams, prenatal care, menopausal therapy, birth control, care for endometriosis, and other obstetrical and gynecological treatments in June.

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Check out 3 recent development stories from Bee Cave, Lakeway and West Lake Hills

Over the past month, development projects and policies in the Lake Travis and Westlake areas have been underway. From design approvals to roadway improvements, check out these three recent development stories from the area.

1. Bee Cave approves pre-designs for multifamily at the Village at Spanish Oaks: Bee Cave City Council approved a pre-design package for the northeast parcel of the Village at Spanish Oaks development, consisting of a multifamily residential building at a June 23 meeting.

2. Lakeway looks to recruit businesses with economic incentive policy: Lakeway City Council approved revisions to the city's economic development incentive policy, providing a framework for evaluating economic development incentives on a case-by-case basis.

The incentives are financial tools offered by governments to promote economic growth and strengthen financial stability, per city documents.

3. West Lake Hills to begin street maintenance project: West Lake Hills began the 2026 Street Maintenance Project on July 6, after City Council approved a nearly $1.7 million contract with Alpha Paving Industries at a June 24 council meeting.

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Austin public safety departments report overtime spending overruns

New reporting from Austin's public safety departments shows their overtime costs are far exceeding departments' current allocations.

The details: Austin Fire, the Austin Police Department and Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services make up the majority of the city general fund, the portion of Austin's overall $6.3 billion budget covering most public facing services. Almost two-thirds of the $1.49 billion general fund is reserved for public safety in the current fiscal year 2025-26.

Last year, City Council voted to require public reporting of the three departments' overtime costs to help inform future budgeting decisions. That information is now available through monthly reporting accessible online.

What else: Spending activity reported through this spring shows APD and Austin Fire are well beyond their overtime budgets this year, while the EMS department several million dollars below its limit. As of the spring, the police department had nearly reached its fiscal year overtime allocation and the fire department already used over a third more than it has available.