Prospects for many Texas House bills dim if they’re not passed today. Here’s what you need to know.
Lots of legislation that originated in the Texas House this session faces a key deadline tonight: By midnight Friday, the lower chamber has to grant preliminary approval to such bills that …
Mike Harmon named Cedar Park Chief of Police
Cedar Park Interim Chief Mike Harmon has officially been named Wednesday the new Cedar Park Chief of Police.Harmon, who has been with the department since 1998, was previously the Assistant Police …
Cedar Park Council set to recognize outgoing Council members, adopt voter-approved amendments, add funds for land purchases
The Cedar Park City Council will host a reception honoring outgoing Council members and welcoming the incoming Council members following canvassing the election results Thursday during their regular …
Confidence grows that COVID-19 vaccines hold their own against variants
Confidence is growing that COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. are holding their own against the coronavirus variants now in circulation. “Everything we’ve seen with the …
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Cedar Park Council approves Town Center development agreement; Town Center Park improvements planned
Two restaurants and an office building along with a new trailhead and a second sculpture garden for Town Center Park will be coming to Cedar Park's Town Center neighborhood under the new economic …
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ANALYSIS: Wilco, Travis County split of far-west Leander decided the mayoral race; big-money donations faces defeat in recent elections
The Travis County versus Williamson County split of far-west Leander determined the 2021 Leander mayoral …
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Leander and Cedar Park public libraries set summer events
The Leander and Cedar Park public libraries will launch their annual summer reading programs beginning …
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Vista Ridge student wins Congressional art competition
Mehak Gaba from Vista Ridge High School won the 2021 Texas District 31 Art Competition sponsored by ...
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Leander Council to hold public hearing on Transportation Master Plan, discuss budget priorities
The Leander City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday to review and potentially accept the …
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Austin's camping ban returns Tuesday, but it's not clear when — or how — it will be enforced
After Austin voters decided to force the city to end its policy of allowing encampments in some …
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Parents hold students out on 'S.I.C.K. day' to pressure Leander ISD to review more book club titles
A series of books on a high school book club's optional reading list has spawned online protests …
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Tensions boil at UT-Austin over "The Eyes of Texas", where students are refusing to work and a man with a gun crashed a virtual event
Dozens of students at the University of Texas at Austin who give campus tours to prospective …
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Wilco animal shelter has weekend hours
April showers have brought May flowers and, with those, new business hours for the Williamson …
Texas public schools couldn’t require critical race theory lessons under bill given initial House approval
The Texas House has given preliminary approval to legislation that takes aim at critical race theory and would limit what public school students can be taught about the United States’ history …
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Resuming in-person learning at Texas schools last fall accelerated spread of COVID-19, study says
When Texas schools returned to in-person education last fall, the spread of the coronavirus …
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Democrat revives Texas bill restricting transgender students' sports participation in apparent act of retaliation against his party
Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton on Friday revived and helped advance a bill that would restrict …
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GOP lawmakers want to ban "woke philosophies" like critical race theory in Texas schools
Mirroring moves by other red-state legislatures across the country, Texas Republicans are attempting to …
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Texas Senate bill restricting transgender students’ sports participation stalls in House committee, casting doubts on its fate
A bill that would prevent transgender Texas children from joining school sports teams that match …
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Texas releases $11 billion of $18 billion in federal stimulus money for public schools
Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly …
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US college enrollment hits 2-decade low in 2020
U.S. college enrollment dropped to the lowest level in almost two decades last year, as the …
McNeil's Jarvis Anderson, Round Rock's Preston York highlight area results at State Track and Field meet
McNeil sophomore Jarvis Anderson came to the State Track & Field meet on Saturday with dreams of a podium.
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Cedar Park freshman Isabel Conde De Frankenberg wins gold and silver medals at State Track & Field meet
Isabel Conde De Frankenberg played the part of her favorite superhero, The Flash, exquisitely on Friday.
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Local athletes ready to compete at State Track and Field Meet
The UIL State Track and Field Meet takes place this week at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, and Leander …
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Texas High School Softball area round playoff schedule
Full playoff schedule for the bi-district round of the Texas High School softball playoffs for Leander …
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Texas High School Baseball bi-district round playoff schedule
Full playoff schedule for the bi-district round of the Texas High School baseball playoffs for …
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Glenn outlasts Dripping Springs in weather-delayed first-round playoff series
Glenn’s first-round playoff series against Dripping Springs felt like it took a week to complete.
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Cedar Park blasts Leander to clinch top seed in District 25-5A
When Cedar Park lost three of four games midway through district play, the Timberwolves decided to …
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Austin FC goes down a man, can't hold off surging Sporting Kansas City
Austin FC and head coach Josh Wolff have worked a lot on game model and structure in the five months they’ve been together. Playing with 10 …
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Five observations from Austin FC vs. Sporting Kansas City
Five observations from Austin FC’s 2-1 loss against Sporting Kanas City on Sunday:
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Round Rock Express excited for new normal ahead of Opening Day against Oklahoma City Dodgers
It’s been more than 600 days since the Round Rock Express last played a game.
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Sen. Blumenthal proposes roughly $500 million federal lifeline aimed at supporting minor league baseball
Following minor league baseball’s constriction last year and a 2020 without revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut Democratic Sen. …
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Texas Stars start final homestand strong as season winds down
The Texas Stars returned home for the final homestand of the regular season and took five of a possible six points in three games last weekend …
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Dell Diamond gearing up for baseball again after hosting Rangers training site
Professional is back at Dell Diamond, and the Express season is just around the corner.
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Jared Walsh’s four hits lead Angels’ rally over Astros
The inning technically began with a soft pop out by Mike Trout. It was the sound of Jared Walsh barreling up a baseball, however, that signaled the Angels’ rally was …
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Third time’s the charm? Will Zalatoris hopes to take advantage of familiar territory at AT&T Byron Nelson
Will Zalatoris had been to every single AT&T Byron Nelson tournament since he was 9 years old. His …
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Mavericks hope Kristaps Porzingis will return for Wednesday’s game vs. New Orleans
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said following Monday’s practice in Memphis that Kristaps Porzingis will …
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After scoring knockout over Saunders, Canelo Alvarez now has a ‘problem’
Billy Joe Saunders made it interesting for eight, but all it took was one well placed right hand by …
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Mavericks’ Luka Doncic ejected for flagrant-2 foul vs. Cavs, avoids automatic one-game suspension
Take a deep breath, Mavericks fans. Luka Doncic’s ejection early in the second half of Dallas’ …
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Record crowd watches Canelo Alvarez score a TKO over Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium
With indoor fireworks, three national anthems and a mariachi band, you could have easily forgotten …
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Mavs rule out Kristaps Porzingis, Maxi Kleber for Thursday game vs. Nets due to injuries
The Mavericks will again play without two frontcourt starters Thursday night. Kristaps Porzingis …
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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot cleared for adolescents in US
WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine was cleared for use in children age 12 to 15 in the U.S., paving the way for the …
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US ‘turning the corner’ on pandemic, says top White House COVID-19 official
With the U.S. on its way to meeting President Biden’s goal of getting millions vaccinated by the Fourth of July, the country is …
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CVS and Walgreens have wasted more vaccine doses than most states combined
Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against COVID-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted …
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‘We’re coming for you’: For public health officials, a year of threats and menace
Dr. Gail Newel looks back on the past year and struggles to articulate exactly when the public bellows of frustration around her …
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Biden sets goal of shots for 70% of US adults by July 4
President Joe Biden set a target of 70% of U.S. adults receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by July 4 and said the government will …
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Don't skip your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health experts warn
On Friday, White House health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci had a vital message for Americans who have gotten their first dose of the Moderna or …
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Analysis: Judge legislators by what gets their attention — and their neglect
When this legislative session comes to an end on Memorial Day, Texas will still have more uninsured residents than any other state, and a higher …
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If you can’t vote in Texas, you can still shoot
In the spirit of Republican-controlled state governments everywhere, the Texas legislature has been busy looking for ways to make it harder to …
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At least 123 people were shot dead over 72 hours. Did America notice?
As of about noon Monday on the West Coast, the nation had endured at least 355 separate shooting incidents over the previous 72 hours in which …
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Are we headed for another government shutdown?
Actions have consequences. So do inactions. Take the defense budget, which the White House is turning into a poster child for procrastination …
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Nine in 20 of us identify as independents. So how can we be polarized?
Gallup's fresh quarterly assessment of Americans' political leanings finds 44 percent of Americans regard themselves as independents. This is a …
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Getting personal on Biden won’t work for Republicans
George H.W. Bush was out of touch. Bill Clinton was untrustworthy. George W. Bush was a Bible-thumping ignoramus. Barack Obama was a radical. …
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