Travis County eyes $5M investment in FM 812 upgrades

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Amid Travis County's ongoing population boom, voters could decide this fall on nearly $500 million worth of transportation and park improvements -- including work on substandard roads.One of the roads earmarked on Travis County's recommended bond package proposal is FM 812, a 21-mile rural road that spans Travis and Bastrop counties. Less than two years ago, a KXAN investigation found FM 812 joined I-35, U.S. Hwy. 183, U.S. Hwy. 290 and SH 71 as the top five Austin