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John Moritz

About John Moritz

John is a former journalist who covered government, politics and the Texas energy industry for more than 20 years. Presently, he’s a writer and media relations expert living in west Travis County. In his spare time, John publishes a woodworking blog called Sawdust that blends his love of story-telling with his lifelong effort to perfect his amateur carpentry skills.

Lake Travis Development: 3 North Shore Residential Projects Giving a New Look to Old 1431

Written by John Moritz | December 23, 2015

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The familiar landscape of Ranch to Market 1431 west of U.S. 183 toward the Texas Hill Country is changing.

Yes, its serpentine path is still lined with seemingly endless groves of mountain cedar, live oaks and the occasional stand of silver maples. But emerging from the hillsides along the highway — running more or less parallel to Lake Travis — is a different strain of growth.

We’re talking planned residential communities that expect to bring upward of 5,000 new homes to the North Shore of Lake Travis. And, as the real estate axiom goes, retail follows rooftops, so the projects will likely spin-off additional commercial development.

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The Real Power Behind the Growth of Lake Travis and Beyond

Written by John Moritz | November 11, 2015

Mansfield Dam and power station John Moritz

Cruising along Ranch Road 620 between Lakeway and Steiner Ranch, you can’t help but notice the majestic Mansfield Dam that holds back the waters of Lake Travis on the northeast side of the highway as you cross the Colorado River.

But if you take a quick glance toward the dam and look all the way down from the bridge to the river bottom, you’ll see a labyrinth of poles and wires that represent one of the primary reasons Lake Travis came into existence — and one of the primary reasons the Greater Austin area continues to flourish.

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