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I keep getting a call that says press '1' to talk to an Amazon rep. I've got phone blocking but haven't yet blocked this same number, 800-300-8009. I'm really tempted to answer and press '1'. Anybody else getting this possible scam? I don't think I can reveal too much of anything just by pressing '1'. I mean nearly once a day. Sorry for the vanity:<(((

BEE CAVE, Tex.NEARLY two decades ago, Gene and Linda Lowenthal, who were living in Austin, decided that they would eventually want to move to the wide-open countryside. They bought 58 acres in this small town in the Texas Hill Country, about 45 minutes west of Austin, built a small house and moved here in the mid-’90s, finally free of noise and sprawl. That freedom lasted about nine years. Then, bulldozers started appearing on hillsides once covered with live oak and mesquite trees. Houses and traffic lights popped up on once-forlorn roads leading to their home. Plans for a water line...

We (including my 7year old son) are driving down from St. Louis to San Antonio in the end of May for my brother-in-laws med school graduation. We are staying at the Menger for that weekend right on the river walk. Since we are driving, we are taking the week off to spend tooling around the Hill Country. If anyone knows of a good "local" place to stay and any good local things to hit I'd be appreciative. We like state parks and outdoor activities. I've got the Texas travel guide so we have a few things lined up like Sea...