Woodside Health, a private equity firm that invests in healthcare real estate, acquired The Hills Medical Portfolio in West Lake Hills in November.

The overview: The Hills Medical Portfolio consists of two two-story buildings along Bee Cave Road.

The properties house a variety of specialty healthcare practices including plastic surgery, rheumatology, eye care, behavioral health, dermatology and periodontal care.

What they’re saying:“We look forward to working with the healthcare providers at the two buildings and supporting their continued success,” said Ben Barr, principal at Woodside Health.

• 4613 Bee Cave Road and 4701 Bee Cave Road, West Lake Hills

• www.woodsidehealth.com

Bee Cave City Council discussed and approved an engineering report providing a proposal for the low water crossing improvement project at Great Divide Drive.

How we got here: The current crossing at Great Divide Drive consists of three pipes with a capacity of about 60 cubic feet of water per second. However, a two-year rain event, like the storm the city faced in May 2019, moves about 2,800 cubic feet of water per second.

The Homestead neighborhood is only accessible through Great Divide Drive, creating challenges for residents and first responders to enter and exit the neighborhood when the low-water crossing floods.

The details: Now, HDR Engineering is proposing a design that would incorporate nine bridge class box culverts, large-scale drainage structures, that could manage a two-year storm like the May 2019 event, according to city documents.

Texas' first female lieutenant governor, Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, held her first news conference since the election on Nov. 10 in Austin.

What happened: Goodwin, a Democrat, also announced her political transition team, which is led by lobbyist Angela Hale and outgoing state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie.

The team, which includes four former state senators—two Democrats and two Republicans—will help prepare Goodwin to take over as lieutenant governor in January and work with state senators.

"My focus right now is sitting down with each senator, many of whom I worked with while in the House, to talk about their individual priorities and how we can work together so they can represent their districts," Goodwin told reporters Nov. 10.

More context: Goodwin will preside over the Republican-majority Texas Senate. How much power she will have over the chamber is largely up to senators, who will approve new Senate rules when the legislature convenes Jan. 12.