Cedar Park dignitaries were joined last week by design and construction partners Kimley Horn, Binkley Barfield, Cash Construction Company and D.L. Dial and Associates to officially cut the ribbon on …
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Staff Reports
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3/28/24
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The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) will have its raw water intake pipeline replacement project "substantially complete" this Friday.
The BCRUA also hopes to resume water …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/26/24
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While 2023 was a year of several high-profile successes - and a few major disappointments - for Williamson County, Leander and Cedar Park, all three have already seen a major success in just the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/25/24
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A Jonestown man was to two and a half years in federal prison last Friday in federal court for possessing a pipe bomb that exploded back on Aug. 9, 2023, in his pickup truck while it was in the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/20/24
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A majority of Cedar Park's businesses feel Cedar Park is heading in the right direction and feel they are doing better or the same as they did last year, according to over 300 individuals associated …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/19/24
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Leander City Council Place 4 incumbent Na'Cole Thompson, a Leander small business owner, is being challenged by newcomer candidate Monica Roussel-Methena, a rental management business owner and state …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/19/24
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Following public backlash against a change in a district policy, a group of students helped to convince the Leander ISD Board of Trustees to roll back a change to the district’s Off-Campus PE …
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By Scott W. Coleman, Editor
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3/14/24
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Leander City Council Place 6 incumbent Becki Ross, a 15-year business owner, is facing two challenger candidates this year — local teacher Anna Yelaun and senior software engineer Pulla Reddy …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/12/24
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The two former Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies who were criminally charged following Javier Ambler's death while in their custody were found not guilty of all charges last Thursday, March …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/12/24
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A former Kerrville city manager has been named Leander's new city manager.
Todd Parton was selected to fill the position last Thursday, March 7, by the Leander City Council.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/11/24
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Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said the planned $17 billion Samsung Austin Semiconductor fabrication plant in Taylor will begin receiving employees and begin manufacturing operations by July 1.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/8/24
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Cedar Park-based aerospace company Firefly Aerospace held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 28, for its newly expanded 207,000-square-foot Rocket Ranch testing and manufacturing facility in …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/8/24
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Round Rock ISD has named Richard Andreucci as its new director of safety and security, where he will provide strategic direction for the district’s safety and security program, including …
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Staff Reports
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3/7/24
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The Austin Spurs (12-11) fell 101-94 to the Santa Cruz Warriors (14-11) on Wednesday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Two-Way guard David Duke Jr. led Austin with 25 points, 6 rebounds …
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Submitted Report
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3/7/24
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The Texas baseball team's early season slump continued on Tuesday night when the visiting Texas A&M Aggies took a first-inning lead and pulled away in the seventh to beat the No. 24 Longhorns 9-2 …
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Staff Reports
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3/6/24
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Although federal incumbent and returning candidates still won their primaries by overwhelming victory margins just like they had statewide, county voters broke with statewide trends by keeping …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/6/24
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In a victory for Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, at least nine House Republicans appeared to have lost their primaries on Tuesday evening. Another eight members, at least, were …
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By Zach Despart and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune
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3/6/24
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Texas voters on Tuesday handed more power to the insurgent wing of the Republican Party in an expensive and vengeful primary election, punishing GOP lawmakers, judges and a House speaker who defied …
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By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
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3/6/24
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Leander business owner Michael Herrera is challenging Leander City Council Place 2 incumbent Esmeralda Mattke Longoria in the upcoming May 4 municipal elections. Early voting begins on April 22.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/5/24
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For years, veteran Texas sheriffs like Travis County’s Sally Hernandez have watched how countless tax dollars are spent to break the endless cycle of taking mentally ill or intoxicated …
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By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune
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3/4/24
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