Overlook Estates - Leander, Texas

Community Information

Welcome to Overlook Estates, a burgeoning community nestled in the splendor of the Texas Hill Country, in the city of Leander, the fastest growing city in all of Texas!.  With Leander's new Transportaion Oriented Development (TOD) initiative ensuring rapid growth, now is the time to consider Leander & Overlook Estates as the place live.  For more on the TOD, see these Hill Country News Articles: Planners, Designers Gather for Leander TOD Workshops, TOD Design Outlines Major Expansion, and Leander TOD Will Be a Reality.

Here is Gateway Planning's vision and plan for Leander: Leander Vision
And here is a transect map of the Transportation-Oriented Development (TOD)

This web site offers a lot of information about our neighborhood, city, county, and surrounding area, but to truly appreciate the things that made us choose to live here, one needs to visit in person.  Click on the thumbnail image at the bottom of this page for a map of the area.

The Community page is designed to provide quick links to important emergency, governmental, and area information.  New residents should bookmark this page!

Community visitors: Check out the homes for sale in Overlook Estates!

Emergencies

• All Emergencies Dial 911
• Austin Area Emergency Services
• Other Numbers:
  
  • Georgetown Healthcare System 943-3000
    
  • Round Rock Hospital 255-6066
    
  • Johns Community Hospital (Taylor) 352-7611
    
  • Williamson County Crisis Center 255-1212
• Leander Police: 528-2800
• Officer B. Trzeciak, Leander Police:
  • Non-Emergency Phone: (512) 259-0613
    
  • Pager: (512) 896-8846
• County Sheriff :
• Dial-A-Nurse
  
  • (Ft. Hood) 1-800-611-2875
    
  • (A&M) (979) 845-2822
    
  • (VA) 1-800-877-6976
• Leander Emergency Dentist

Government

• Williamson County Contacts, Home Page
• The Leander City Burning Ordinance prohibits ALL outdoor burning.
• City of Leander
• Austin Area Emergency Services
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FEMA's "Are You Ready?"   Download PDF 
• State of Texas Emergency Plan
• Assoc. of Poison Control Centers
• CDC Emergency Preparedness
• Texas Department of Health
• Voter Registration Info & Application Form
• City of Cedar Park Home Page
• Williamson County Appraisal District

• Security Alarm registration is mandatory in Leander, $30/year.  Online permit form

• Car Registration Cedar Park Annex 350 Discovery Blvd. (512) 260-4290

• Representative John Carter (email)

• Senators John Cornyn (email), Kay Hutchinson (email)

• Representative Dan Gattis (email)

• State Senator Steve Ogden (email)

Education

• Leander High School
• Leander ISD
• Austin Community College (ACC)
• Cedar Park Public Library
• UT Library Online

Utilities/Services

• Pedernales Electric
• Connect utility services online 

• Leander Water (512) 259-1142

• Suddenlink Internet (888) 772-6109

• DSL Internet service is available from AT&T

• Hill Country News

• Hill Country Voice News Digest

• Austin Business Journal

• Local & Regional News from Topix

• Austin American Statesman
• Propane Service - Action Propane: 2601 S Hwy 183 Leander 512-259-1196
• Clawson Disposal 259-1709
• Southwestern Bell 1-800-464-7928
• Brinks Security 1-800-725-3537

Commerce & Transportation

• Leander Guide To Merchants & Services
• Leander Chamber of Commerce
• Park & Ride Info
• Metro Bus Schedule (Leander)
• Van & Carpool Info
• Metro Find-A-Vanpool
• Austin-area Hwy Lane Closures
• Austin Area Detours
• Metro Bus Detours
• The best transportation deal in town is Metro's Dial-A-Ride door-to-door service (Just $1 for Leander residents - 50 cents for students).
• All Metro Services
• Cedar Park Transportation Master Plan
• Capitol Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Texas Department of Transportation
• For current real-time accident reports in Austin, go to MSN (Requires MSN passport)
• Capitol Area Rural Transit (C.A.R.T.S.)

Miscellaneous

• Builders, Jeff Watson, Kenwood, & Drees
• Leander Scanner Frequencies
• Way Off Broadway Community Players
• Williamson County Ag. Extension
• Hill Country Flyer (Austin Steam Train Association)
• Smoke-Free Austin
• Leander History (Brief)
• Online Change of Address Service
• Congress Avenue Bat Information Hotline: (512) 416-5700
• Wildflower Information Hotline: (800) 452-9292
• Atlas of Historical Sites
• Archeology Sites to Visit
• Historic Cemeteries
• Historic Trails Program
• Austin Pond Society
• Austin Flyfishers
• Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
• Harry Ranson Center & Cultural Archive
• Austin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas
• Spanish Over Coffee
• Square Dancing
• More Square Dancing

Check out the new Overlook Estates Newsletter!