Austin is seeking to acquire a site just north of West Lake Hills to build a new emergency and public service communications radio tower for the Greater Austin-Travis County Regional Radio System.

The city may pursue eminent domain proceedings for the future GATRRS tower on 0.28 acres of land on Mount Larson Road. The legal action could come as Austin and the property's current owner, a Fox-affiliated entity, haven't been able to agree on a deal for the land.

What's happening: The city values the land at $61,505, while the Travis Central Appraisal District assessed it at $1.83 million this year. Acquiring the land and building a new radio tower could save Austin at least $200,000 annually, and the site was identified as ideal for the tower's construction by city and third-party assessments.

The Mount Larson property is located just outside city limits in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. The site was identified as "ideal" for tower construction based on reviews by Austin Technology Services and a third-party consultant.

Spring Line Wealth Partners relocated from its previous Spicewood location to Flintrock Trace Office Park near Lakeway in April.

The overview: Spring Line Wealth Partners offers financial, investment and insurance planning, along with business-oriented financial planning services.

The company was previously located at 5324 Reimers Road, Spicewood.

The details: The office moved to the Lakeway area on April 1 to better accommodate recent growth within the company and serve clients in the surrounding areas more efficiently, Director of Operations Sarah Noble said in an email.

• 2802 Flintrock Trace, Ste. B103, Austin

Check out the latest upcoming, ongoing or completed transportation projects around the Austin metro.

Ongoing projects
Oak Knoll Flood Risk Reduction
Project: The project will improve the storm drain system in part of the Oak Knoll neighborhood to reduce the risk of flooding. 
Update: According to Austin Capital Delivery Services, crews will next install storm drains along Woodcrest Drive and Columbia Oaks Court, during which time a 24-hour flagger station on Columbia Oaks Drive and J. Gregg Cove will be set up to control traffic.

• Timeline: 2025-27

• Cost: $9 million

• Funding source: city of Austin 2018 bond

Completed projects 
CARTS boosts metro-bound Bastrop County routes to cut traffic, emissions
Bastrop County commuters gained new transit options March 2 with the launch of two regional bus routes culminating in downtown Austin: one connecting Bastrop and Smithville, and the other connecting Georgetown and Round Rock. Riders can park at CARTS Park & Ride locations and take coach buses into Austin, offering an alternative to driving and downtown parking.

Texas education officials are currently overhauling the state’s social studies curriculum standards, with policymakers, teachers, parents and historians clashing over how students should be taught about the history of Texas, the U.S. and the world.

The overview: The State Board of Education reviews standards for all curriculum areas every 15-20 years, dictating what Texas' 5.5 million public school students should learn at each grade level.

As written, the plan would reduce how much time students spend learning about world history and cultures in favor of more Texas-focused subjects. Critics of the proposal have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support it said students’ education should be centered around American exceptionalism, state history and Christianity.

Next steps: The SBOE, which has the final say on the curriculum changes, was taking an initial vote on the plan as of press time and is scheduled to adopt the final standards in June. The new requirements would be rolled out to classrooms in 2030.