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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

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

2/13/24

The new North Austin campus of Texas Children’s Hospital is opening in stages this month, adding a second new pediatric hospital to serve North Austin and the surrounding area. The 52-bed women’s and children’s hospital includes an adjacent 170,000-square-foot outpatient building and the campus features neonatal, cardiovascular and pediatric intensive care units, a sleep center, an emergency room and and urgent care center.

Texas Children's Hospital opening new hospital near Cedar Park on Feb. 20

Texas Children's Hospital is opening its first Austin hospital just north of Cedar Park's boundaries on Feb. 20. Located at 9835 North Lake Creek Parkway in the Austin portion of Williamson … more

By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter | 2/12/24

2/12/24

Williamson County identify woman killed by CapMetro train

The Leander Police Department released the identity of the 41-year-old woman hit and killed by a CapMetro train back in November 2023. Police finally located and notified the family of Naomi … more

By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter | 2/12/24

2/10/24

Construction on CapMetro’s McKalla Station, just outside Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium, is expected be completed in time for the transit authority to open the station for passenger service on February 24, 2024, the first day of the 2024 Major League Soccer season.

CapMetro rail station at Q2 Stadium to open with Austin FC season Feb. 24

A new CapMetro Rail station at Q2 Stadium will be ready for passengers on the opening day of Austin FC's home schedule, Feb. 24. McKalla Station, just outside the east entrance to the stadium, … more

Staff Reports | 2/8/24

Commentary: It's not 'inflation' — we're just getting ripped off

Many Americans are still experiencing the sticker shock they first faced two years ago when inflation hit its peak. But if inflation is down now, why are families still feeling the pinch? The … more

By Lindsay Owens and Elizabeth Pancotti, Guest Columnists | 2/8/24

Commentary: About a lack of pride, and therefore a lack of shame

The other day, I was walking through the bookstore and ended up in the sports section. Perusing the football biographies but deftly avoiding anything that shouted “Eagles” because … more

By Christine Flowers, Guest Columnist | 2/8/24

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