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2/26/24

The Texas designated hitter August Ramirez leaps in celebration after hitting a home run during an NCAA baseball game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Texas State Bobcats on February 24, 2024. Kentucky won, 11-5.

Texas State goes 1-2 in Karbach Classic in Round Rock

The Texas State dugout comes out to celebrate a home run with designated hitter August Ramirez (18) who leaps into the air after trotting around the bases during a game against Kentucky on Saturday … more

Staff Reports | 2/25/24

2/25/24

Austin FC winger JÁDER OBRIAN (11) shoots the ball during a Major League Soccer game between Austin FC and Minnesota United FC on February 24, 2024.

Austin FC opens season with disappointing loss

Austin FC opened its 2024 season with a disappointing 2-1 loss to Minnesota United at Q2 Stadium on Saturday. It was a frustrating game, in which United controlled the entire first half and the … more

Staff Reports | 2/25/24

Hill Country News 02/22/2024

2/22/24

Commentary: Empowering Lago Vista and beyond: A call for local economic reinforcement

This past November, I was honored to be sworn in as a Councilman in Lago Vista after a decade of serving as a staffer in the Texas Legislature. Perhaps few know how much legislative staffers get to … more

By Shane R. Saum, Guest Columnist | 2/22/24

Former Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies James "JJ" Johnson and Zach Camden

Former Wilco deputies going to trial in Javier Ambler's death; No Black jurors selected to decide the case

The two former Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies charged in the 2019 death of Javier Ambler while he was in their custody are finally going to trial. Opening arguments in their case began … more

By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter | 2/22/24

Commentary: Drug prices should be controlled

Pharmaceutical companies are angry with Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator has vowed to force pharma CEOs to publicly answer for why their drug prices are so much higher in the United States than in … more

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Guest Columnist | 2/22/24

Construction continues on Samsung’s 6 million square foot manufacturing facility located in Taylor, about 30 miles northeast of downtown Austin, on January 6, 2024. However, multiple media outlets have recently reported the company will delay mass production of semiconductors at the facility until 2025, several months after the initial target. Samsung Electronics recently announced it would add a second, 2.7 million square foot, building to the facility originally announced in 2021. The second fabrication plant is part of the $17 billion chip plant that is reported to have risen to a an estimated cost of $25 billion due to increase costs of raw materials and construction.

Texas launches new property tax incentive program to lure new businesses

Texas on Thursday launched a new economic incentives program intended to bring new companies and jobs to the state, replacing a prior job creation system that lawmakers phased out after complaints … more

By Madaleine Rubin, The Texas Tribune | 2/21/24

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to more than 200 supporters in Leander as he campaigns on behalf of Republican State Representative Terry Wilson of House District 20 as a part of his ongoing effort to support candidates who will vote to adopt a multi-billion dollar school program that would give parents access to thousands of dollars each year to pay for private school tuition while also providing grants to public school districts for those students lost to the private school voucher program. Abbott also addressed the ongoing battle with the Biden administration over immigration policy and an overall push against what he called “wokeness” and Democratic candidates in general.

Gov. Abbott talks vouchers, border and "wokeness" in Leander

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke to more than 200 supporters in Leander as he continued his statewide campaigning efforts on behalf of candidates who will vote to adopt his multi-billion dollar school … more

Staff Reports | 2/21/24

2/21/24

An unusually large number of candidates have filed this year to run for Leander Mayor in the May 4, 2024, municipal elections. Pictured, left to right, are: Christine DeLisle (incumbent), Andy Hogue, John Cowman (former mayor), Fred Summers and Damon Burger.

2024 or 2004? Packed Leander mayoral race faces Leander's two-decade-long challenges; 12 candidates running for 4 Leander Council seats, 4 candidates running for 2 Cedar Park Council seats; Cedar Park Mayor, Place 2

Is it 2024 or 2004? Five candidates are facing off in Leander's packed mayoral election. The big issues they're debating? How to manage and expand the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority … more

By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter | 2/20/24

2/18/24

Hill Country News 02/15/2024

2/15/24

Commentary: This Black History Month, fight for the freedom to learn

A little over a year ago, the College Board unveiled its long-awaited draft AP African American Studies curriculum. What happened next was sad — and all too predictable. Florida officials, … more

By Svante Myrick, Guest Columnist | 2/15/24

Commentary: Turning down food assistance for poor children is shockingly callous

This plot line could have come from one of Charles Dickens’ novels about upper-class depravity: “Miserly governors refuse to provide gruel for poverty-stricken ragamuffins.” … more

By Jim Hightower, Guest Columnist | 2/15/24

2/15/24

2/14/24

Tucker Roe, a 19-year-old Leander High School graduate, and Cameron Stewart, a 19-year-old Cedar Park High School graduate, each died in 2021 after taking a fentanyl-laced pill.

Bitter pill: Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill that killed Leander teen sentenced to 13 years

Two local mothers spoke last week about how their lives were shattered in 2021 when they each lost a son to a fentanyl overdose not long after their sons had graduated from Leander ISD. They … more

By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter | 2/13/24

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