Williamson County road bond committee to hold first meeting March 21
On March 5, the Williamson County Commissioners formed a Citizens Bond Committee to discuss future needs for county roads and parks. The purpose of a Williamson County Citizens …
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Growth tops Leander agenda
Growth is on everyone’s minds these days and it is no different for the City of Leander’s …
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Vista Ridge counselor resigns after allegations of ‘unprofessional conduct’
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Board continues zoning discussions, approves bond sale
Leander ISD trustees will review an additional attendance zoning scenario at the April 4 board meeting in …
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State orders Wilco man to stop seeking illegal investments
State regulators have zeroed in on a Williamson County man they say illegally soliciting investments in a …
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Council approves Veterans Park expansion, eagle statue
The Leander City Council approved more than a half-million dollars for construction of the final …
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Gas prices up again this week
Local gas prices have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.17/g over the …
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Police say man impersonating law enforcement dropped his ID, leading to arrest
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man they say impersonated a law enforcement officer for the purpose …
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Leander set to spend $100K on Veterans Park statue
The Leander City Council will take up a proposal to spend up to $100,000 on a statue for the …
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Four Glenn football players to continue careers in college
Jeff Diaku didn’t know much about football when he first got to Glenn and after the first year he played, he wanted to quit. But something clicked at the end of his junior season.
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Rouse quarterback Ethan Moore ready to compete at TLU
Ethan Moore was at the heart of a culture change at Rouse. The Raiders’ quarterback remembers during …
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Vandegrift All-State lineman Matt Sanders signs with Mary Hardin-Baylor
Matt Sanders didn’t look like much like a football player the first time he stepped on the Vandegrift …
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Kris Price named Leander football coach
Kris Price walked into Leander High School the same day he was to be introduced as the next head football …
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Glenn standout Nate Hatter to walk on at Texas
Nate Hatter has never been one to balk at the first sight of a challenge, but next chapter in his …
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Spencer Jones, Reese Watson sign to play at college level
Spencer Jones is already feeling the excitement of the Army-Navy rivalry, and soon, he’ll be …
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Playoff teams dominate All-District football honors
With the football season nearing its end, districts including Leander and Round Rock ISD schools …
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Longview outpaces Vandegrift in regional semifinals
WACO — As head coach Drew Sanders addressed his team Saturday night, a mixture of emotions filled …
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Center of Attention: Rouse alum Will Noble leaving his mark at Houston
Rouse was forced to punt against then-undefeated Flour Bluff while on the verge a state semifinal …
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Greg Brown, Karson Cater earn top district honors
Cedar Park senior Karson Cater and Vandegrift junior Greg Brown earned honors in their respective districts on the All-District lists released …
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Elliott's grand slam lifts No. 1 Cedar Ridge over Vista Ridge
Cedar Ridge senior Stephie Elliott picked a great time to hit her first ever grand slam.
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Cedar Park beats Rouse as regular season winds down
Cedar Park coach Jeff Gamble has been telling sophomore Breland Muniga that’s she’s been too careful with her shots this season.
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Cedar Park, Vista Ridge athletes lead All-District lists
Nicole Leff has been the cream of the district crop for two years in a row.
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Texans hand Jadeveon Clowney non-exclusive franchise tag
The Houston Texans put the franchise tag on defensive standout Jadeveon Clowney on Monday.
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Cougars' confidence not dampened after loss to UCF
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson doesn’t consider the Cougars to be unique.
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Super Bowl LIII racks up lower TV ratings to go with its low score
The lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history disappointed a swath of America on Sunday, and the TV audience …
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Houston hires Dana Holgorsen as head coach
Dana Holgorsen was born and played college football in Iowa and he spent the last eight years at West …
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Houston fires Major Applewhite after two seasons
Major Applewhite has been fired as Houston football coach after two seasons in charge of the Cougars, …
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Houston loses bowl game, offensive coordinator
The last week hasn’t gone as well as Houston would have liked.
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Why Jerry Jones turned down an offer to sell Cowboys and start a franchise in LA
FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has always been prone to hyperbole when …
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2018 Heisman Trophy finalists announced
NEW YORK – Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa, Oklahoma's Kyler Murray and Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins were …
Is STAAR too hard on young readers? The standardized test is in lawmakers' crosshairs again.
Texas' unpopular statewide standardized test is once again caught in legislative crosshairs, this time after a controversial Texas Monthly article questioned whether the test was evaluating …
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Texas Senate panel advances bill banning cities from adopting sick leave ordinances
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee last week advanced the first bill that’s not dubbed an …
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Sweeping legislation takes aim at shock emergency room bills in Texas
With more and more Texans seeking relief from shock medical bills, two prominent lawmakers — one …
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Texas Senate unanimously passes $5,000 teacher pay raises, adding librarians
The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would provide $5,000 annual pay raises for …
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Property tax relief bills wouldn't lower tax bills or decrease budgets
In Texas, property taxes keep local governments like cities, counties and school districts operating and …
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Texas lawmakers want to fix wait times at driver's license offices. Will they agree on a solution?
The Senate Finance Committee came down hard Monday on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s …
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Lawmakers rely on villainized "Robin Hood" to pay for schools.
For some in the debate over how to fund Texas' schools, "Robin Hood" is decidedly a villain. The …
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Tax preparers warn your refund may be smaller than usual this year. Here's why
Doing your taxes isn't just about placing the correct numbers in the boxes of a form and then, as …
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Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises
Leaders of the Texas Senate are proposing giving schools $3.7 billion to provide $5,000 pay raises …
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LISD looking at change to fiscal calendar
Leander ISD's board of trustees is considering a change to the district's fiscal calendar. A district release stated that the change would allow for more money on hand to support teachers at the …
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LISD will accept transfer requests to 25 schools for 2019-20
Parents of Leander ISD students wishing to transfer their child to a different campus will be able to …
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Grizzlies looking to take a bite out of crime
The first-year criminal justice program at Glenn High School has won accolades at a skills competition …
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CPHS student paper ranked nationally
The Wolfpack, Cedar Park High School’s online student newspaper, last week reached No. 1 in the …
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Hill Country Christian School of Austin building $7 million athletic center
Hill Country Christian School of Austin will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week for a new $7 …
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LISD to review attendance zones
With the opening of Danielson Middle School set for 2020, Leander ISD is set to begin a new review …
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Cedar Park wins back-to-back state cheer titles
Cedar Park High School’s cheerleading squad won a second consecutive state title last weekend in …
The headline of Mark Zuckerberg's 3,200-word blog post Wednesday — "A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking" — might lead you to believe that the Facebook chief executive had decided …
Trump wisely walks away from his North Korea summit without a (bad) deal
If Jussie Smollett lied, look at the harm he caused America
What are SLAPP lawsuits and why do you need a law to protect you from them?
Dear Editor,I read with interest the letter printed in last week’s paper by Mr. David Hahn, responding to a column by Carl Golden about President Trump’s treatment of the media. Here are my …
LETTER: Shriners should stop using animals in circuses
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Free speech, public’s right to know under attack in Texas
We Texans are fiercely independent and like to make our views known. On that, surely, we can agree.Using our First Amendment right to speak out …
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Brian Williams earns his way back
Television's most elegant and articulate anchor, who shepherds what is arguably the nation's most informative nightly news program, continues to …
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Donations to pay down U.S. debt pointless
With America's national debt surpassing a frightening $22 trillion, it makes sense that fewer people are volunteering their hard-earned dough to …
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Finally! Federal indictments against birth tourism
As the old saying goes, half a loaf is better than none. Today's subject isn't bread baking, it's recent and long overdue Homeland Security …
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Peaches, the Wall
President Donald Trump loves him some wall. Not the wall of corruption he's surrounded himself with. Not that karmic wall of wasting all his …
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What we'll be doing on St. Patrick's Day
This coming Sunday, March 17, is St Patrick’s Day, and, if you have been cruising social media for ‘Things to Do on St Patrick’s Day’ …
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FAITH ROUNDTABLE: Wilcoxson
In this roundtable, Scott wants us to discuss whether religious organizations should be tax-exempt. The idea must be gaining some traction, …
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FAITH ROUNDTABLE: Robison
Well, yes, I can. Drive down any major street in Austin, or any town in The Bible Belt, and you will see huge churches. In fact, church is big …
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FAITH ROUNDTABLE: Brown
The round table question is “Can you make an argument in support of, or against, the tax-exempt status of churches, which some estimate is …
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Love covers all
“Love covers a multitude of sins,” Saint Peter wrote. I know this is true, for I have experienced it, most dramatically on a Valentine’s …
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