| When you talk about Del Valle, TX. most people think | | | | and development fall under Travis County and the |
| of southeast Austin where the Airport (ABIA) is. | | | | City of Austin guidelines. |
| Residents in the area consider it an area that includes | | | | Most people don't know about McKinney Falls State |
| most of Southeast Travis County including, Garfield, | | | | Park, with picnicking and camping facilities, Onion |
| Mustang Ridge, Creedmoor, Pilot Knob, east to | | | | Creek and miles of wooded walking and bicycle trails, |
| William Cannon and parts of Montopolis. DVISD | | | | a wonderful place for a day trip or overnight |
| crosses the river to Hornsby Bend, and east to | | | | camping, located here off highway 183 just a few |
| Garfield, and the Bastrop County line on highway 71 | | | | minutes from downtown Austin. Southeast Metro |
| and FM 812. Del Valle is a large rural area (where | | | | Park is a large facility with hiking and biking trails, |
| generations of families have lived and continue to | | | | numerous baseball, adult softball and soccer fields, |
| live) that encompasses more than just where the | | | | located on highway 71 just a few minutes east of |
| Airport is on Hwy. 71. | | | | Austin. A few miles farther is Bastrop, which has |
| This area of Southeast Travis County is flatland with | | | | Lake Bastrop and Bastrop State Park. These are all |
| some small hills, which was mainly used for farming | | | | only a few minutes away from Del Valle. |
| and cattle grazing. Many small older communities dot | | | | Builders such as Main Street Homes, KB Homes, |
| the area and are now blending in with newer | | | | Centex Homes and Lennar are a few that have been |
| subdivisions. Most people never realize that you can | | | | building communities here in the last few years. Some |
| have a beautiful, unobstructed view in all directions | | | | of these communities like Los Cielos, Berdoll Farms, |
| from some of these hilltops including views of the | | | | The Meadows at Berdoll, and The Vistas at Stoney |
| Austin skyline with the hill country in the background. | | | | Ridge are expanding and have a few new homes left |
| Like many Central Texas communities Del Valle and | | | | for sale, while the other communities are selling out |
| the surrounding area is growing at a rapid rate. The | | | | at an amazing rate. Families are moving in as soon as |
| expansion of SH 130 and the realization of Del Valle's | | | | the homes are built. |
| close proximity to downtown Austin and ABIA is | | | | Employment for most Del Valle area residents' means |
| having an enormous impact on immediate and future | | | | a commute to the Austin Metro area via Highways 71 |
| growth projections. | | | | or 183. SH 130 will give easier access across town to |
| The growth of far south Austin including the opening | | | | the northern part of Austin and Round Rock avoiding |
| of Southpark Meadows at Slaughter Lane and I-35 | | | | Mopac, Loop 360 and I-35. |
| (one of the first of this magnitude) that has been | | | | The Del Valle ISD covers an area from FM 969 to FM |
| built along the I-35 corridor is a huge factor because | | | | 1327 north to south, and the Bastrop County line and |
| it has brought more employment opportunities, | | | | part of the Montopolis area in Austin, east to west. |
| restaurants, entertainment and shopping closer to all | | | | To try and keep up with the rapid growth and the |
| of the long time residents' and newer communities | | | | future growth projections the Del Valle ISD voters |
| being built in Del Valle and Southeast Travis County. | | | | recently passed a bond referendum for 105,800,000. |
| Many new mixed-use projects are being planned and | | | | The package included, an Elementary School bringing |
| proposed in this area including a project on 2500 | | | | the total to (8), a new Middle School (3), expansion |
| acres west of the Texas 130 toll road near McKinney | | | | and site infrastructure at Del Valle High School (1) and |
| Falls Parkway that includes homes, businesses and | | | | a new Opportunity Center. That will bring the total |
| shopping. Prices for homes in subdivisions are still | | | | number to 13 schools in the area. |
| reasonable for the area and growth rate, but | | | | This package also includes acquisitions and |
| speculation about future growth has caused land | | | | infrastructure development for these new schools |
| prices to skyrocket, especially along the major | | | | and there will be district-wide security, technology, |
| arteries ( Hwy's. 183,71,130) including FM 812 and FM | | | | accessibility, and energy management. |
| 1327 Del Valle is not an incorporated city so building | | | | |