Leander theater group to perform live show this summer
Way Off Broadway Community Players will perform A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare on Friday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Smooth Village, 203 W. Broade St. in Old Town Leander.
Leander Council will hold first Town Hall discussion Thursday
The Leander City Council will hold its first quarterly Town Hall discussion at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Pat Bryson Municipal Hall.The new Council event is an open, roundtable discussion where the …
Texas teachers and students, tell us how race and racism are taught in school
After the systemic racism in American institutions was thrust into the spotlight last year, Texas lawmakers approved a controversial bill that restricts how teachers can talk about race and …
Excitement building as U.S. Women's Team set to open Q2 Stadium
In addition to being a world-class soccer player, Midge Purce is an amateur interior designer, so walking into Q2 Stadium for the first time made her stop and stare.
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Williamson County to have first ever Fair and Rodeo
Williamson County is set to have its first ever fair and rodeo on Oct. 21-23 at the WilCo Expo Center in Taylor.
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2021 Liberty Fest music line-up, new offsite announced
The City of Leander has announced the new events and musical line-up for 2021 Liberty Fest, which will be …
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"Outcry" documentary about Greg Kelley case wins Emmy
"Outcry," the five-part documentary series that aired on Showtime about former Leander High School …
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Talks between Austin and WilCo remain heated
The simmering conflict between the City of Austin and WilCo commissioners over a possible housing …
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Police: Parents warned to monitor children's social media after charging man with sexual assault of minor he met over social media
The Cedar Park Police Department is urging parents to monitor their children's social media usage after …
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Hill Country News sweeps annual statewide newspaper contest
The Hill Country News won the Sweepstakes Award for its division at the Texas Press Association’s …
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City of Austin and WilCo to collaborate on homeless hotel
The Austin City Council approved a resolution Thursday to begin dialogue with Williamson County …
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Commissioners to discuss correction department pay scale increases
Williamson County Commissioners will meet Tuesday to take action on the WilCo Sheriff’s …
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Leander Council repeals its 2019 limits on public comments
The Leander City Council unanimously repealed its 2019 limits on public comments and restored its …
Hill Country Christian School of Austin's robotics team ranks #8 in nation
The MegaKnytes, Hill Country Christian School of Austin's robotics team, finished the season in first place in Texas out of hundreds of 1A-6A schools. They ranked eighth overall in the nation.
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Pandemic prompts some states to pass struggling third graders
At least 29 states and Washington, D.C., allow or require schools to hold back struggling third graders …
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Valedictorian’s speech against Texas ‘heartbeat' abortion bill goes viral
Paxton Smith pulled the folded-up piece of paper from underneath her red graduation robe. It wasn’t the …
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Texas bill limiting teaching of current events, historic racism appears headed for governor after Senate revives it
Texas GOP senators revived a contentious bill Friday night that would limit how Texas teachers can talk …
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Pandemic Gap Year 2.0: New wave of graduates deferring admission to college
Angeliki Vassilatos knew she wanted to go to a college with a program for people who are deaf or a …
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Texas educators worry bill limiting the teaching of current events and historic racism would “whitewash history”
Dallas Independent School District teacher Jocelyn Foshay was guiding a social studies lesson with …
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Texas’ divisive bill limiting how students learn about current events and historic racism passed by Senate
After hours of passionate debate about how Texas teachers can instruct school children about …
Historic Rouse season ends in state semifinals after loss to Hallsville
Head coach Chad Krempin paused for a moment and chuckled when thinking back on what he’ll remember most about the 2021 Rouse baseball team.
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Rouse coming together ahead of state semifinal showdown against Hallsville
Peer down at the Rouse dugout during any game this postseason, and you’ll see a line of Raiders in full …
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Head coach Chad Krempin helping Rouse baseball reach elite level
Five years ago, the Rouse baseball program was coming off a season in which the Raiders failed to win a …
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Rouse outlasts Dripping Springs to advance to state tournament for first time
By the time Saturday morning rolled around, Rouse head coach Chad Krempin was swan diving into a dogpile.
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Rouse shows patience in Game 1 win over Dripping Springs
Rouse must have had a lesson in plate discipline before the first game of the regional finals …
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Rouse faces Dripping Springs in first ever regional final appearance
At this stage of the playoffs, Rouse isn’t getting intimidated. The Raiders have eliminated three …
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Leander softball drops two straight in regional final loss to Georgetown
Kendall Driver could only find one word to describe what the last four years of Leander softball …
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No. 2 Texas sweeps South Florida, advances to College World Series
Texas baseball has made the NCAA Tournament look easy so far.
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No. 2 Texas surges past Arizona State and into regional final
Much of the Texas baseball roster hasn’t played in the postseason before, and they’re coming off a wildly successful season that saw the …
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No. 2 Texas focused on consistency as NCAA Tournament begins against Southern
Slow and steady is the best formula for Texas to advance out of the Austin regional, according to head coach David Pierce.
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Texas softball season ends in Super Regionals against Oklahoma State
It’s tough for Texas softball coach Mike White to reflect on the season moments after it ended, but at first glance, Texas is in a good place.
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Q2 Stadium to operate at full capacity beginning in June
Q2 Stadium will be authorized up to 100% capacity when the first games are played in June, Austin FC and Austin Public Health announced at a …
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Austin FC drops third straight match after loss to Nashville SC
Austin FC lost 1-0 on the road to Nashville SC on Sunday night, and Kekuta Manneh wants it to hurt.
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Rangers designate Khris Davis for assignment as rebuilding season hits next phase
Already 15 games below .500, the Rangers are quickly moving into the next phase of their rebuilding season. They jettisoned veteran DH Khris Davis on Tuesday and also served notice that …
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NASCAR Power Rankings: The best Cup drivers heading to the Texas All-Star Race
The NASCAR Cup Series season is nearing its halfway point after 16 races of 36 on the schedule. The …
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Dallas Cowboys’ Randy Gregory has learned to love himself, take pride in his journey
Meet Randy Gregory, the football player. For the first time in a long time, that’s who is and what he …
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NASCAR star Martin Truex Jr. dishes on All-Star Race and Gossage’s last ride at TMS
Martin Truex Jr. is one of the top drivers in NASCAR. He’s won 30 career Cup races, including eight …
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Mavs’ Luka Doncic on plan to sign $200 million rookie max extension: ‘I think you know the answer’
Despite dominating his third NBA season, Luka Doncic was the seventh-highest paid Maverick and the …
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Clippers win Game 7 despite Luka Doncic’s 46 points
The last time the Clippers left Staples Center, they were not sure when they would return. It had …
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Rangers fend off Rays’ rally, snap 9-game losing streak
ARLINGTON, Texas — A line drive hit 92 miles per hour, right into Nate Lowe’s glove. Standing …
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1 out of 3 Texans are now fully vaccinated as the state reports lowest number of hospitalized COVID patients in over a year
As of June 8, 13.1 million people have received at least one dose and 10.7 million people, or 37% of Texas’ population, are fully …
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FDA extends shelf life of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by 50% as unused doses near expiration
The approved shelf life of Johnson & Johnson’s one-and-done COVID-19 vaccine has been extended by 50% amid reports millions of unused doses …
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Heart dysfunction seen in kids weeks after recovery from post-COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome
Kids who develop the rare post-COVID-19 complication known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, are at high risk for …
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Biden would slash Pentagon money for pandemic prevention
President Joe Biden has proposed cutting by nearly half the Pentagon’s budget for the leading U.S. government program for preventing, …
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Ex-pharmacist who ‘intentionally’ destroyed COVID vaccines gets 3 years in federal prison
A former pharmacist who tampered with and destroyed COVID-19 vaccines at a Wisconsin hospital has been sentenced to three years in federal …
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Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill to punish businesses that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their licenses or …
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Analysis: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott heads for the border
The Texas Legislature has gone home, and Gov. Greg Abbott — who’ll be seeking reelection next year — has returned to the top …
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How work will change permanently after the pandemic
Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic caused perhaps the worst job losses since the Great Depression. The decrease in the labor force participation …
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Rebuilding trust, one conversation at a time
The ever-growing democracy reform movement is built around the idea that the American democracy is in trouble because the system is broken. …
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Allowing poor children to go hungry would cost society more than Biden’s child tax credit expansion
For some, President Joe Biden’s plan to deposit up to $300 per child into the bank accounts of millions of low-income American families each …
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The debate about critical race theory and the trouble with living in denial
I’m a big believer in self-reflection on a personal level, a professional level and a societal level. I firmly believe that if we as …
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Schools let a yearlong crisis go to waste
With less than a month to go before summer holidays, schools in Berlin are about to reopen for normal classroom learning. It’s not much of a …
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