http://www.articleonramp.com/Author-Summary.cfm?AuthorID=27328 Internet article directory, submission, and distribution. en-us Copyright 2009 Article OnRamp http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:39:03 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27328 Did you know that the Texas Legislature has passed laws that provide property tax payment options for many Texas property owners? Many of these laws have been in existence for several years but many property owners may be unaware they have these choices. Of course some of these options are for elderly or disabled homeowners or members of the military and some are only at the discretion of the tax office. I hope the following laws from the Texas Property Tax Code will be helpful for you and yo... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27328 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27317 On May 3, 1895, a gala was held to celebrate my Austin debut. I evoked so much power, I was met with great awe and was actually feared. Some Austin citizens thought I might cause hens to lay eggs 24-7, corn and beans to grow too big to market, and grass and gardens to spiral out of control. According to the May 4, 1895 Austin American Statesman: Some four years ago the citizens of Austin conceived the scheme of building a dam and having their own water…Several weeks ago the water system was star... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27317 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27276 With the weather approaching 100° in Central Texas, I always want to spend some time in the water to cool off. But, I never knew how much there is to do in Austin or the surrounding areas during the summer. We live in the perfect city for outdoors if you can stand the heat. One of my favorite spots in Austin, Zilker Metropolitan Park, located right in the middle of Austin. Zilker Park, as called by many Austenite, is located in Central Austin off Barton Springs Road. This 351 acre park is fil... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27276 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27020 In this mixed-up and messed-up world, the words of the old song, Home, Home on the Range, sometimes ring in my heart. They are hard to forget: “Home, home on the range, where the deer and the antelope play, where never is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day.” We normally hear more about this world’s troubles than about its good things. Negative “sells.” If there is a problem – a horrible crime, a failure of a politician or movie star, a car chase on a crowded freeway... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=27020 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=26839 Shopping in Austin once was limited by the local malls that had just your basic department stores and novelty shops. Until recently, if you were looking for an upscale shopping scene you would have to drive out to San Antonio, Houston, or Dallas. Austin just wasn’t the upscale type shopping city. With several new upscale shopping malls in the works all that has changed. Now, Austin has all the trendy upscale stores such as any other major city. Austin has followed the trend, bringing a young... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=26839 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=26599 It is mind boggling how much information is at your fingertips. The internet has enabled us to have answers to questions that you could never imagine. I was once changing the brakes on a car and could not figure out how to compress the caliper so I ran up to my computer and typed in how to change brakes on a Honda Accord. A few minutes later I was looking at my answer. I sometimes wonder how we made it before cell phones and the internet. I’ve recently started to use a new technology that I... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=26599 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=26595 Why do so many people blame the county appraisal districts in Texas for increasing market values and raising property taxes in the state? The current property tax system in Texas grew out of major legislative reforms passed by the Texas Legislature in 1979. That year, the passage of Senate Bill 621 enacted sweeping changes to a 140 year old property tax system that up until then had not had major revisions. The new laws established one central appraisal district in each county; required apprai... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=26595 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=24377 Smart Choices to Optimize Your Chances for Marital Happiness Well known phrases such as “You are the master of your own destiny” and “What ye sow, that shall ye reap” are not always popular in today's society. With television shows such as “Jerry Springer” and “Rikki Lake” espousing a “victim mentality” and people blaming their unhappiness, criminal activity and worse on an imperfect childhood, personal accountability doesn't always sell well. And yet, in our quiet more reflective moments, man... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=24377 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=24353 For those people fortunate enough to be shopping for a home in Austin, there are many wonderful things that Austin is appreciated for: a lively downtown known as the live music capital of the world, a growing number of outstanding restaurants to choose among, our state's magnificent capital building and Governor's Mansion, Zilker Park with its Lady Bird Lake and hike and bike trails, the beautiful University of Texas campus, and so much more. Are you one of those looking for a beautiful new ho... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=24353 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=23123 Not long ago, Austin's vibrant, creative and hip neighborhood known as SoCo was a little sleazy, a place where businesses had slumped and a couple of motels rented rooms by the hour. Now those restored South Congress motels are likely to be renting rooms to high tech execs and movie stars. The broad avenue is lined with apartments, condos, lofts, plus boutiques, funky-fun stores, restaurants, neighborhood bars and coffee shops. A few longtime businesses survived South Congress’ transition from... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=23123