Austin/Westlake/Texas - Roughly 100 Years Ago. As told by Emmett Shelton Sr.(1905-2000). He was the Original Developer of Westlake Hills, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Political Operative and popular local Storyteller.
Polk Shelton is Emmett's third son and a musician at heart. Polk followed in Emmett's footsteps and became a criminal defense atty in Austin. However, his passion was writing and performing music in Austin nightclubs. Polk recorded this song from Emmett's hilltop homestead where Polk was raised, in Westlake. It aired on Austin's KUT-TV. He wrote about Emmett's West Lake Hills endeavor and his sons. - all the Dreams a man could want. Daddy's Dreams are in the Hills. For maps and other...
2 Nov 2025
Ch13 Austin Law Ep3 Greer n Yarborough Murder Trials
Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2999) tells first-hand stories of two high-profile Murder trials in Austin, roughly 100 years age. Emmett's father, John E. Shelton, had a prominent criminal law firm in Austin with his four sons. In the 1920s, John E,'s Uncle H.C. Greer caught an ex-employee stealing from his feed store on So. Congress. The thief shot Uncle Greer ...
21 May 2025
Ch13Law Tales Ep 104 Tx Rangers v Capitol Bootlegger
Emmett Shelton (1905-2000) Tells an interesting tale of how Capt. Frank Hamer of the Texas Rangers addressed a bootlegger operating outside their Capitol window. For maps and other info check out our Facebook page: Our Westlake Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.
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