Three more Covid-19 deaths reported in WilCo
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of three more WilCo residents in the last week.The fatalities puts the county's death toll at 25 since the first Covid-19 cases were reported March …
Commissioners allocate additional $10 million for WilCo Forward program
Williamson County Commissioners allocated an additional $10 million of the county's $93 million CARES Act funds to the WilCo Forward Small Business Grant Program Tuesday, bringing the total allocated funds for Phase 1 of the program to $35 million.
Cedar Park lights up City Hall to honor graduating LISD seniors
The City of Cedar Park honored the accomplishments of local graduating seniors from Leander ISD's three biggest high schools attended by Cedar Park residents by illuminating City Hall buildings …
Gravell discusses re-opening county; comments on protests
Prior to speaking to print media about the re-opening process in Williamson County that began at 8 a.m. Monday, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell commented on the death of George Floyd and the ongoing protests that resulted.
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Police: Driver facing intoxication manslaughter charges after woman fatally struck by car
A man was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and felony intoxication manslaughter …
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More than $18.5 million in grant funds issued to local small businesses
The Williamson County WilCo Forward grant program is helping more than 1,600 local small businesses with …
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Cedar Park begins process for rezoning 200 acres for planned Lakeline Park
The planned Lakeline Park project moved closer to development Thursday after the Cedar Park City Council …
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Early morning Cedar Park shooting leads to burglary charges
The Cedar Park Police Department is investigating an early Thursday morning shooting incident …
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Williamson County’s reopening plan effective June 1
Williamson County is preparing to ramp up in-person access to County offices by June 1. County …
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Cedar Park Council considering rezoning 200 acres for proposed Lakeline Park; selling different 13 acres to Type A Corp for economic development
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Lakeline Park as part of the …
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Another person dies from Covid-19 in WilCo; death is county's 25th
WilCo health officials reported late Monday that another resident has died as the result of Covid-19. The death, to a woman in her 80s, is the 25th fatality and the third since Thursday.
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WilCo records 24th Covid-19 fatality
Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) reported another Covid-19-related fatality, Friday. …
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WilCo records 23rd Covid-19 fatality
Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) reported another Covid-19-related fatality, …
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Covid-19 hospitalizations up; Only three positive cases confirmed
Accord to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), 15 people are currently hospitalized …
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Covid-19 death toll now at 22
Williamson County health authorities today reported another Covid-19 death in the community. The …
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WilCo posts 2,400 Covid-19 tests in seven days
In the last seven days, WilCo health officials report more than 2,400 Covid-19 tests have been …
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WilCo reports 4,200 Covid-19 tests since May 6
WilCo health officials report 456 Covid-19 tests were given yesterday. That boost the total number …
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Covid-19 hospitalizations in WilCo drop, county reports 21st fatality
According to Thursday’s update from the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), …
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WilCo reports 24 people hospitalized with Covid-19
The number of people in the hospital in WilCo continues to trend upward. According to Tbhursday’s …
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it crystal clear just how much communities rely on their local hospitals and also how much we rely on you. During the past few weeks, we’ve felt an outpouring of support and we are grateful to everyone who has delivered a meal, sewn a facemask, left a card, or who has just reached out to our caregivers and support teams to say – thank you.
LISD welcomes Jason Miller as new chief technology officer
The Leander Independent School District announced the hiring of a new Chief Technology Officer at a meeting on May 21. Beginning July 6, Jason Miller will be leading the Technology Services departments as well as the district’s vision for technology and innovation.
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LISD Trustees approve 2% lump sum compensation plan
After a heated debate last week, the Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 4-3 in …
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LISD Board approves triple bell schedule
The Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the triple bell schedule as presented …
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LISD Trustees, administration still not seeing eye-to-eye on bell schedule
The Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees and administration are still not seeing …
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Steiner Ranch parents speak out about discontinued bus service; LISD reviewing routes
Several Steiner Ranch parents spoke out against the discontinuation of bus service for their students in …
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Leander ISD invites students, staff to participate in digital time capsule
The Leander Independent School District invites students and staff to participate in a digital time …
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Leander ISD announces summer school plans, opens pre-k registration
The Leander Independent School District made several announcements Friday regarding summer school, …
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Leander ISD lets students keep devices over summer
Leander ISD students and families will be able to pick up materials left at campuses or drop off …
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Leander ISD celebrates school nurses
The Leander Independent School District held a “School Nurse Appreciation Station” the morning …
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Leander ISD announces special education program improvements
Leander ISD will take action steps for improving their special education services after a …
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Leander ISD donates 49 iPads to Dell Seton Monday
On Monday, the Leander Independent School District donated 49 iPads to the Dell Seton Medical …
Texas officials urge calm after a weekend of protests
Curfews remain in place in Dallas and Fort Worth. Gov. Greg Abbott will travel to Dallas today.
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Texas Tribune | Federal cash infusion will start reaching Texas school districts in June
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told local school officials Thursday they can expect $1.29 …
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For some, forgoing masks become a political statement
Mask arguments among Texans are occurring everywhere from retail stores to the highest levels of …
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BREAKING: Texas unemployment rate hits worst on record at 12.8%
Until now, the state’s worst-ever monthly unemployment rate was 9.2% in November 1986, as Texas reeled …
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Phase 2: Child care centers, bars and sporting events scheduled for Texas' next round of reopening
Child care opens immediately, bars can open Friday and sports will be allowed to return at the end of the …
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Thousands of Texas nursing home residents have tested positive for coronavirus
Among the 311 nursing homes with positive cases, there have been 3,011 residents infected. At …
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Texas AG Ken Paxton warns big cities to loosen coronavirus restrictions
Paxton's office said that there could be litigation if cities do not pull back coronavirus …
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Gov. Greg Abbott to allow Texas hair salons to reopen Friday and gyms to open May 18
Abbott had initially eyed May 18 as the next date to announce further business reopenings, but in …
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to let restaurants, movie theaters and malls open with limited capacity May 1
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire at the …
It's okay if it's hard to find the words
It’s not often that I am at a loss for words. But, here we are … early on a Tuesday morning, decidedly past my deadline, and I remain at a loss.Saturday morning, I was all set. I knew that I …
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It’ll get better. I promise.
We are all in this together, all of us living on this tiny blue ball falling around an insignificant …
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Needed: Clear, consistent guidance
The lack of clear, consistent, metric-based communications from our local, state and national leaders …
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Texas tiptoes down the road to normal
As some pandemic doors are slowly opened, others are getting kicked in. Either way, individual …
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How did we let it get to this?
The idea behind staty-at-home was not to stop the spread. It was slow it down to make sure that …
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Texas Tribune: Reopening just a little bit isn’t really a big boon for the economy
Reopening Texas businesses in a contained way gives the appearance of thawing out a frozen …
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Yes ma'am. It's what we do.
This quote flitted across my mind as I listened to the brief back-and-fourth between WilCo …
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Texas recommends people bring their own hand sanitizer to vote this summer
The secretary of state suggested that voters "may want to consider" voting curbside if they have symptoms of COVID-19, including a fever, cough or sore throat, when they arrive at a polling place.
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Texas is locked in a battle over voting by mail. Here's how to do it.
It's unclear whether Texas will expand who is eligible for a mail-in ballot during the pandemic, as other …
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BREAKING: Texas appeals court allows expansion of voting by mail during ongoing legal fight
The appeals court ruled against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argued that a lower court ruling …
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Texas Tribune: Texas doubles early voting period for July primary runoff elections
Early voting for the July 14 runoffs will begin June 29, instead of July 6, under a proclamation …
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Elections in the Time of the Rona
Within minutes of any conversation, it’s obvious that he has other worries. Like every other county …
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Riding a blue wave: WilCo Democrats flex their muscles during the primary election
One might excuse local Democrats for feeling a bit giddy. Last Tuesday’s primary election saw …
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MJ Hegar, Royce West head to runoff in Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
MJ Hegar and Royce West are advancing to a runoff for the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. …
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Mann, Imam in Dem runoff to face Carter
Democrats Christine Eady Mann and Donna Imam will face each other in a runoff election to determine …
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In Texas, a chaotic primary yields status quo results
As Democrats and Republicans gear up for a competitive general election in Texas, there seems to be …
UIL suspends all sectioned activities until further notice
The UIL is suspending all sanctioned activities, including practices and workouts, until further notice due to COVID-19, according to a press release.
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Vipers stay hot in district play, eye first-ever playoff appearance
Vandegrift softball is off to its best start in school history, has already eclipsed their district win …
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Vandegrift beats Stony Point to clinch District 13-6A title
Vandegrift scored three goals in the first half to beat Stony Point on Friday night in the regular-season …
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Rangers earn top honors in District 13-6A postseason awards
Victoria Baker and A.J. Marotte shared the top honors in District 13-6A this season after Vista Ridge won …
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Timberwolves dominate 17-5A All-District list after run to regional tournament
Just as Cedar Park has won three straight district titles, Nicole Leff has now been named the …
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Westwood falls to Wylie in regional semifinals
DALLAS - Westwood caused an upset in the third round to get to the regional tournament for the …
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Westwood upsets Vandegrift to reach regional tournament
Greg Brown's potential game-tying 3-pointer bounced off the top of the basket and hit a support …
