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Report On The Results Of Eligibility Testing At Site 41tv222 For The Webberville Park New Maintenance Facility Project, Travis County, Texas, Will Pratt, Josh Haefner

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In January 2016, Hicks & Company conducted eligibility testing at Site 41TV222 located within Webberville Park, Travis County, Texas. The investigations were conducted on behalf of Travis County under Texas Antiquities Permit #7513 in preparation for the proposed construction of a new maintenance building, an associated paved parking area, new walkways, and park lighting.

The area of potential effects (APE) for the proposed improvements both overlays and is immediately adjacent to the boundaries of Site 41TV222 as depicted on the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC’s) Archeological Sites Atlas. This site was previously determined eligible as a State Antiquities Landmark. Prior to …

Cultural Resource Survey For The Nameless Electrical Alignment, Travis County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On September 9, and December 14, 2017, and January 11, 2018, archeologists from aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) Nameless Electrical Alignment project between the Nameless substation and the proposed Phase 2 pump station location between Nameless and Volente in northern Travis County, Texas. The Nameless Electrical Alignment is part of a larger project being conducted by the BCRUA who is developing a deep water intake structure to ensure the availability of a reliable water supply for the BCRUA Regional Water System. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Howard Lane Water Main Extension, Travis County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On March 21, 2018, aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the Howard Lane Water Main Extension in Travis County, Texas. The proposed water line will be constructed along Howard Lane from Gregg lane to Cameron Road and will be approximately 3,400 feet in length, with a 50-foot Right-of-Way (ROW) (Figures 1 and 2). The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the project is approximately 3.9 acres (1.58 hectares).

This work was conducted in compliance with Texas Administrative Code (13 TAC 26) under Texas Antiquities Code permit number 8372, as well as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Farm-To-Market 1625 Realignment Project, Travis County, Texas, Ashely Eyeington, Christopher Shelton

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At the request of Brookfield Residential, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey for the proposed realignment of Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1625 in southeast Austin, Travis County, Texas. Portions of the project area are located within road right-of-way (ROW) owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), a political subdivision of the State of Texas. As such, the proposed undertaking is subject to review under the Antiquities Code of Texas. Archaeological field investigations required a Texas Antiquities Permit issued by the Texas Historical Commission. SWCA conducted investigations under Antiquities Permit No. 7975 issued to Principal Investigator Ken …

One Gas, Inc’S Proposed Sh 130 5.2-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline Travis County, Texas, Debra L. Beene

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ONE Gas, Inc./Texas Gas Service (One Gas) is proposing to construct and operate the approximate SH 130 5.2-mile natural gas pipeline along the east side of State Highway 130 (SH 130) in the north, the west side of SH 130 in the south, the south side of Moore Road, and the east side of Blocker Lane in Travis County, Texas. This proposed Project may require permitting through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404). In the Desktop Review, Apex biologists identified four potential waters of the United States as part of …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Boyce Lane At Harris Branch, Travis County, Texas, Dan Rodriguez, Steve Carpenter

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive archeological survey on February 23, 2018, of a potential bridge replacement consisting of approximately 1.5 acres of existing right-of-way (ROW) along Boyce Lane over Harris Branch in Travis County, Texas. Because the project will receive funding from the Federal Highways Administration, it qualifies as an undertaking as defined in Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800.16(y) and, therefore, the work was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S. Code 306108). Furthermore, the project must also …

Intensive Pedestrian Survey For The Bcrua Ohl Rebuild, Travis County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On June 12, 2018, archeologists from aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) overhead line (OHL) rebuild in Travis County, Texas. The Area of Potential Effect for this project consists of the 50-foot Right-of-Way (ROW) for the proposed rebuild of the 5.31-mile overhead electric power supply alignment, for a total of 32.17 acres (13.02 hectares).

The project will be funded through the BCRUA, thus the project was conducted in compliance with the Texas Administrative Code (13 TAC 26.20[2]) under Texas Antiquities Code permit number 8420, as well as Section 106 of …

Report For Archeological Survey Of The Txdot Campus Consolidation, Eric Oksanen

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This report documents the findings of an archeological survey of TxDOT's proposed Campus Consolidation project in Austin, Travis County, Texas. On September 5-7 and 11 Ama Terra surveyed a 49-acre parcel proposed for TxDOT's new administrative campus. The survey consisted of transect pedestrian inspection. 54 shovel tests and 8 backhoe trenches. The survey documented one prehistoric site. 41TV1284, which is a previously recorded site. The boundary for this site was redrawn as not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or as a State Antiquities Landmark. No further archeological work is recommended for this site or any …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Rm 1431 Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Entrance Improvements Project, Melanie Johnson, Clayton Tinsley

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) has contracted HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) to conduct an intensive archaeological survey of the project area for the proposed improvements to the entrance to the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge located on Ranch-to-Market (RM) Road 1431 in Travis County, Texas (Figure 1-1). The survey was initiated due to the inadvertent discovery of a possible burned rock midden site within the project area during vegetation clearing. Upon consultation with the FHWA CFLHD and the Texas Historical Commission (THC), HDR was granted a permit for the archaeological survey of the project …

Short Report On The Archeological Investigations For The Buttermilk Creek Stormwater Control Measures Project Travis County, Texas, Christopher Lamon

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In April of 2018, on behalf of the City of Austin (COA), Hicks & Company conducted an intensive archeological survey of 2.87 acres for the Buttermilk Creek Stormwater Control Measures Project located in east Austin, Travis County, Texas (Figure 1). The proposed project will entail the modification of the creek channel for a distance of approximately 1,000 feet from just east of Bethune Avenue to just east of Blessing Avenue. Proposed impacts will likely include a concrete weir structure with riser pipe for extended detention and localization bank stabilization measures of stacked boulders and planted soil lifts. Additionally, two weir …

Report On The Archeological Investigations For The City Of Lakeway's Justice Center Travis County, Texas, Josh Haefner

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On June 23, 2017, Hicks & Company conducted an areal archeological survey of the 9.15-acre area of potential effects for the City of Lakeway’s proposed Justice Center project. In addition to the main building facility, proposed construction includes an extension of Lohmans Spur, parking lots, barrier walls, a private wastewater grinder pump facility, a wastewater force main and water lines, and detention and water quality ponds. Construction of the building and parking lots requires a large portion of the site to be graded. This grading will vary from approximately ten feet of cut on the west side to ten feet …

Cultural Resources Survey West State Highway 130 Interceptor Phases I & Ii Project, City Of Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Kevin Stone, Anne Gibson, Thomas Chapman

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the West State Highway (SH) 130 Interceptor Phases I and II Project in the City Of Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. As the City of Pflugerville is a political entity of the State of Texas, it is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Nationwide Permit (NWP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project would …

Csj 0414-01-001, Sh 165 Within The Texas State Cemetery Travis County, Austin District, Jon Budd

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On November 6, 2017 TxDOT archeologists conducted an intensive archeological survey under Texas Antiquities Permit Number 8212 for the proposed widening of the east/west segment of State Highway (SH) 165 located within the Texas State Cemetery in Austin in Travis County, Texas. The Texas State Cemetery has been previously determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and is also recorded as a Texas State Antiquities Landmark. The cemetery has been previously recorded as the archeological site, 41TV1700.

The existing 328 foot long by 12 foot wide east/west segment of SH 165 roadway would be widened to …

National Register And State Archaeological Landmark Testing For The Austin Independent School District’S Additional 2.7 Acre Access Road Project, Travis County, Texas, Sergio A. Iruegas, Melinda Tate Iruegas, Dr. Phil Dering

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In accordance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (13TAC26) and the National Historic Preservation Act (36CFR800), and the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) written recommendations on December 20, 2012, GTI Environmental, LLC (GTI) presents in this report the results of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and State Archaeological Landmark (SAL) testing investigations. The hand excavated 1 x 1 meter test unit investigation and report was prepared for the Austin Independent School District’s (AISD) Additional 2.7 Acre Access Road Project associated with its 27.36 Acre New Bus Terminal Project and 8 Acre Access Road Project in Travis County, Texas.

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Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed Mckinney Falls Apartment Project, Travis County, Texas, Ashely Eyeington, Victoria Myers

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At the request of Mason Joseph Company, Inc., SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey for the proposed 18.95-acre McKinney Falls Apartment complex in the City of Austin, southeastern Travis County, Texas. The proposed project area is located along the east side of McKinney Falls Parkway, approximately 0.5 mile north of the intersection of East William Cannon Drive and McKinney Falls Parkway. The 18.95-acre tract is to be developed into a new apartment complex utilizing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding. An intensive archaeological survey of the 18.95-acre project area was conducted to comply …

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed Improvements To Onion Creek Metro Park, Travis County, Texas, David Sandrock

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In September 2017, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate any archeological materials within the project footprint for proposed improvements to the Onion Creek Metro Park in Travis County, Texas. The work was performed for the City of Austin under Texas Antiquities Permit 8159 by David Sandrock (Principal Investigator) of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC).

Much of the 30-acre archeological area of potential effects (APE) exists as a wooded, brushy area along the southern/eastern banks of Onion Creek, northwest of the intersection of Nuckols Crossing Road and Thaxton Road. Areas along the bordering roadways were …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Carmel Development Municipal Utility District 2 Project, Travis County, Texas, Mary Jo Galindo, Virginia Moore, Alamea Young, Katie Hill, Jacob I. Sullivan, Joshua Hamilton

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At the request of Carmel Devco, Inc., Pape-Dawson conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the eastern portion of the proposed Carmel Development Project in northeastern Travis County, Texas. The project involves the construction of a new municipal utility district (MUD 2) within the 341-acre (138.1- hectare [ha]) project area. No impacts are planned adjacent to or within the floodplain of Wilbarger Creek and its tributaries, which composes approximately 70 acres (28.3 ha) of MUD 2. Thus, archaeological investigations were conducted within the remaining 271.4 acres (109.8 ha). The depths of impacts vary, but typically road construction impacts are 4 to …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Carmel Development Municipal Utility District 1 Project, Travis County, Texas, Mary Jo Galindo

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At the request of Carmel Devco, Inc., Pape‐Dawson conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the western portion of the proposed Carmel Development Project in northeastern Travis County, Texas. The project involves the construction of a new municipal utility district (MUD 1) within the 451‐acre (182.5‐ hectare [ha]) project area. No impacts are planned adjacent to or within the floodplain of Wilbarger Creek and its tributaries, which composes approximately 87 acres (35.2 ha) of MUD 1. Thus, archaeological investigations were conducted within the remaining 364 acres (147.3 ha). The depths of impacts vary, but typically road construction impacts are 4 to …

Cultural Resource Survey Del Valle Isd Ivy Berdoll 53 Acre Tract Travis County, Texas, Billy D. Turner

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During late September 2017, Turpin and Sons Inc. (TAS) conducted a cultural resource survey of the Ivy Berdoll 53-acre tract in southeast Travis County, Texas for Kleinfelder, acting as agents for Del Valle ISD. The survey tract is located north of Del Valle High School, south of State Highway 71 and east of Ross Road. The work was conducted by TAS staff Billy Turner and Terry Burgess, under the authority of Texas Antiquities Permit 8168 with Dr. Jeff Turpin acting as Principal Investigator. Modern land use is hilly pastureland that has been actively farmed since the 1930’s. Survey was conducted …

Archeological And Historical Investigations For The Proposed 323.0-Acre City Of Pflugerville Community Park And Athletic Complex, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens, Kathryn St. Clair

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Schrickel, Rollins and Associates, Inc. (SRA) on behalf of the City of Pflugerville to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of an approximately 130.7-hectare (323.0-acre) tract in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. This tract represents the proposed location of the City of Pflugerville Community Park and Athletic Complex, and it is located off the northeast side of Cameron Road approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 kilometers) southeast of its intersection with State Highway (SH) 130. For purposes of the cultural resources investigations, the project area was considered to consist of the entire 130.7-hectare …

Big Hole (41tv2161): Two Stratigraphically Isolated Middle Holocene Components In Travis County, Texas Volume I, J. Michael Quigg, Benjamin G. Bury, Robert A. Ricklis, Paul M. Matchen, Shannon Gray, Charles D. Frederick, Tiffany Osburn, Eric Shroeder

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During April and May 2006, an archeological team from the Cultural Resources Section of the Planning, Permitting and Licensing Practice of TRC Environmental Corporation’s (TRC) Austin office conducted geoarcheological documentation and data recovery excavations at prehistoric site 41TV2161 (CSJ: 0440-06-006). Investigations were restricted to a 70 centimeter (cm) thick target zone between ca. 220 and 290 cm below surface (bs) on the western side of site 41TV2161 – the Big Hole site in eastern Travis County, Texas.

This cultural investigation was necessary under the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the implementing regulations of 36CRF …

Csj 0151-09-036, Proposed Us 183 From Us 290 To Sh 71 Travis County, Austin District, Jon Budd

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Previously unrecorded site 41TV2509 was discovered post-review during construction for the widening of US 183 from US 290 to SH 71. The project, conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7627, consisted of examining and reporting a multi-component site, 41TV2509, which was discovered post-review during vegetation clearing and grading in association with the widening of US 183. Fieldwork was conducted between April 20 and April 25, 2016. The project area covered an area of approximately 0.02 acres, completely situated within existing TxDOT right of way. A pile of roughly 100 yellow bricks, some still mortared together, was encountered during mechanical operations …

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed East Pecan Street Widening, City Of Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Haley Rush

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In January 2015, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of proposed improvements to East Pecan Street in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. The proposed project would provide base repairs and include widening a portion of East Pecan Street. The portion of the project area that includes the widening extends from State Highway (SH) 130 to Weiss Lane; base repairs would include a concrete underlay that would extend east of Weiss Lane toward the intersection of Cameron Lane. The maintenance activities associated with the concrete underlay east of Weiss Lane would …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Pflugerville Independent School District’S Proposed Timmeran Elementary School And Regional Stadium Tracts, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Pflugerville Independent School District (ISD) to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of the proposed locations of Pflugerville ISD’s Timmeran Elementary School and Regional Stadium. The proposed Timmeran Elementary School tract consists of an approximately 6.6-hectare (16.3- acre) tract located northeast of and adjacent to the proposed Regional Stadium tract, which covers an area of approximately 15.0 hectares (37.1 acres). These adjacent tracts are located northwest of the intersection of Swenson Farms Boulevard and Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1825, also known as West Pecan Street, in Pflugerville, Williamson County, Texas. For …

The Ransom And Sarah Williams Farmstead: Post-Emancipation Transitions Of An African American Family In Central Texas, Douglas K. Boyd, Aaron R. Norment, Terri Myers, Maria Franklin, Nedra Lee, Leslie L. Bush, Brian S. Shaffer

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In conjunction with the proposed construction of the southwest segment of State Highway 45 in southern Travis County, the Texas Department of Transportation sponsored archeological testing and data recovery efforts at the Ransom Williams farmstead. Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an interdisciplinary community-based historic archeological study of the farmstead from 2005 through 2011. Extensive archival research reveals that the 45-acre farm was owned and occupied by Ransom Williams and his wife Sarah, both former slaves, from about 1871 to ca. 1905. The Williams family lived in the predominantly white rural community of Bear Creek, but they had connections to the …

Short Report On The Intensive Archaeological Survey Of Travis County's Cameron Road Improvements Project Travis County, Texas, Josh Haefner, Shannon Smith

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Hicks & Company archaeologists, working on behalf of Travis County, recently conducted an archaeological survey for the proposed Cameron Road Improvements Project from Gregg Lane to State Highway (SH) 130, in Travis County, Texas (Figure 1). According to current design plans, the existing two-lane road is to be expanded to a four-lane arterial road. The existing roadway is an undivided facility with one travel lane in each direction and no shoulders. The proposed project would construct two 3.50 meter (11 feet) wide lanes in each direction, bike lanes, concrete curbs and gutters, and sidewalks on both sides of the road. …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Leander Independent School District’S Proposed Travisso School Project Travis County, Texas, Michael Smith

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At the request of Leander Independent School District, Atkins North America, Inc. (Atkins) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of a 23-acre tract in northwestern Travis County, Texas, between the cities of Jonestown and Cedar Park. The project area is proposed for future construction of Leander Independent School District’s Travisso School Project. This investigation was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7093. No cultural resources sites were located, and no artifacts were collected. Field records will be curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory. Cultural resource clearance is recommended for the project.

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Pflugerville Independent School District’S Proposed 161.4-Acre High School No. 4 Tract, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Pflugerville Independent School District (ISD) to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of the proposed location of Pflugerville ISD’s High School No. 4 Project. The proposed High School No. 4 tract consists of an approximately 65.3-hectare (161.4-acre) tract located off the southeast side of Weiss Lane between Jesse Bohls Drive to the northeast and Pflugerville Road to the southwest in eastern Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. The project area would consist of the entire 65.3-hectare (161.4-acre) tract.

The proposed undertaking is being sponsored by Pflugerville ISD, which represents a political subdivision …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Pilot Knob Wastewater Interceptor Project, Travis County, Texas, Alamea N. Young, Christina Nielsen, Mercedes C. Cody

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On behalf of Brookfield Residential, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources investigation of the proposed Pilot Knob Wastewater Interceptor Project in southeast Austin, Travis County, Texas. The project involves the construction of a roughly 2.1-mile-long wastewater interceptor line with an 80-foot temporary and 40-foot permanent easement, and encompasses 20.0 acres. The project has two components: the initial 1.7-mile-long wastewater interceptor and the additional 0.34- mile-long Phase 2 extension.

The initial project alignment begins at Dee Gabriel Collins Road, located approximately 0.6 mile northwest of the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and Farm-to-Market (FM) 812. The proposed line …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Potential Shaft Locations Along The Proposed City Of Austin Parmer Lane Wastewater Interceptor, Travis And Williamson Counties, Texas, Chris Dayton

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In January and April 2014, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within six proposed work areas, primarily potential shaft locations, along a proposed 3.7-kilometer (km) or 2.8-mile wastewater interceptor pipeline adjacent to Parmer Lane, also known as Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 734 in northwest Austin, Travis and Williamson Counties, Texas. The six areas—two along the southwest side of Parmer Lane and four along the northeast side—cover a total of 9.7 hectares or 24 acres. The work was carried out for the City of Austin under Texas Antiquities Permit 6713 by Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, …