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Travis County is accepting applications for its Summer Youth Employment Program, offering teens summer internships at $13 per hour.

Travis County’s paid summer work program for teens now accepting applications

Travis County’s Summer Youth Employment Program is now accepting applications for two five-week sessions that will take place between June and August.Parents and their teens can begin the … more

Staff Reports | 1/27/23

I-35 closing overnights for Williams Drive bridge demolition

The Texas Department of Transportation will close the northbound and southbound I-35 main lanes this weekend to demolish and remove the northern portion of the Williams Drive bridge.The closures will … more

Staff Reports | 1/26/23

Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle (center) cuts the ribbon Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2023, for CapMetro's new double-tracking between the Leander Station and the Lakeline Station. She cut the ribbon alongside Leander Council member Becki Ross (left of her) and Kathryn Pantalion-Parker (fourth to the right of her) along CapMetro officials, City of Austin officials and Austin Transit Partnership officials.

CapMetro opens second track between Leander and Lakeline station

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) and Leander officials celebrated the ribbon cutting Wednesday for the opening of a second rail track between the Leander Station and the … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/26/23

Leander High School, seen on Sept. 29. 2022.

LISD board approves incentive pay for special education teachers

The Leander ISD Board of Trustees on Jan. 12 approved a program that will provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certain full-time special education teaching positions and a one-time payment of … more

By Clayton Kelley, Staff Writer | 1/25/23

The graphic shows where the planned deep water intake pipe will be located when construction is completed in spring 2027..

Leander Council outlines water infrastructure improvements for 2023

Water infrastructure improvements remained a pressing issue for Leander and it will represent the majority of the major capital improvement projects the city will tackle in 2023. Dan Grimsbo, … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/25/23

The Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown.

Deadline for 2022 Property Tax Payment Approaching

The deadline for property owners to pay 2022 property taxes is next Tuesday. Williamson County Tax Assessor / Collector Larry Gaddes said in a reminder to property owners in the county that … more

Staff Reports | 1/24/23

White supremacist fliers were distributed across several northern Leander neighborhoods during the evening of Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, which was the night directly before Leander's second-ever MLK Day celebration

White supremacist fliers left outside Leander homes on MLK Day

White supremacist fliers were distributed across several northern Leander neighborhoods in the last few hours of Sunday night, directly leading into Monday when the City of Leander held its … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/20/23

Rockpointe Church located at 1070 County Rd. 177, Leander.

“Night to Shine” returns after three-year COVID-19 hiatus; Rockpointe seeks volunteers for event

The “Night to Shine” will return locally at Rockpointe Church for its ninth year on Feb. 10 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prom-like event is a popular, annual … more

By Clayton Kelley, Staff Writer | 1/19/23

From Left, Cedar Park City Council members Heather Jefts, Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin, former Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale and council members Anne Duffy, Kevin Harris, Eric Boyce and Mel Kirkland attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the Bell Boulevard Realignment Project.

Cedar Park, Leander and Williamson County spent most of 2022 scrambling to keep up with their unprecedented population growth by significantly increasing budgets and taking out large bonds to build … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/19/23

2023 MLK Day in Leander celebrates "Unity Through Diversity," draws over 3,000 people

The second annual Martin Luther King Day March and Ceremony drew over 3,000 people to Leander on Monday, highlighting how the event has continued to grow in popularity and draw visitors from … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/17/23

Cedar Park Chamber President Tony Moline to serve as chair-elect for TX Chamber Board

Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tony Moline will serve as chair-elect for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Board for Fiscal Year 2023."I am honored and excited to be … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/17/23

Construction work continues at the site of the new BASIS Charter School in Cedar Park, on Jan, 10, 2022. When complete the 10-acre site on Lakeline Boulevard near West Park Street will house a 78,000 square-foot campus which plans to enroll students beginning later this year. The campus will feature kindergarten specific classrooms, AP science labs, two large multi-purpose rooms, a full gymnasium, theater, outdoor play space and other amenities.

New charter school under construction in Cedar Park

Construction work continues at the site of the new BASIS Charter School in Cedar Park. When complete the 10-acre site on Lakeline Boulevard near West Park Street will house a 78,000 square-foot … more

1/12/23

The QuikTrip convenience store and gas station at New Hope Road and West Whitestone Blvd, in Cedar Park, on Jan. 10, 2023.

Local gas prices fall, running counter to Austin metro increase

While average gasoline prices across the Austin metro area rose about 1 cent per gallon in the last week, drivers in Cedar Park and Leander are seeing prices around 9 cents lower than early last … more

Staff Reports | 1/11/23

Round Rock Police investigate “cold case” murder from 1983

Round Rock Police are re-investigating a 1983 murder. The suspect, Martin Gallegos, remains a fugitive with an active murder warrant. Gallegos was 22 in 1983 and would be 60 now. He was last seen in … more

Staff Reports | 1/11/23

The sight of almost all customers at the Buc-ee's located in Temple still chose to wear masks Saturday, March. 6, 2021, even after Gov. Greg Abbott repealed his face mask mandate is unheard of in 2023. The shift highlights local success against the virus, especially with getting the majority of WIlliamson County's population vaccinated.

The COVID-19 pandemic finally crested in Williamson County in 2022 after starting the year the Omnicron variant caused the worst spike so far in cases and fatalities.One year later, the … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/11/23

Leander planning its second ever MLK Day event

The City of Leander will hold its second-ever Martin Luther King Day March and Ceremony next Monday, Jan. 16, in Old Town Leander.The theme for this year's event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/8/23

RRISD teachers advance science lessons with 'STEM-For-All' program

Through a partnership with Texas State University – Round Rock, 21 District K-12 teachers attended a STEM-for-All professional development day designed to build and educate diverse pipelines of … more

Staff Reports | 1/6/23

Political signs were posted ahead of the May 7 local elections in Leander, Texas back on April 18, 2022.

CORRECTION: The article originally states that Texas Parents United PAC supported a slate of challenger candidates that included Mike Sanders, Brandi Burkman, Shawn Leege, Sharon Bell and Paul … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 1/5/23

The entrance to St. David's Medical Plaza in Leander, Texas, March 16, 2022.

St. David’s Emergency Center plans to give out free helmets

St David’s Emergency Center hopes to reduce the number of children who could injure themselves on the bicycles, skateboard and scooters they received over Christmas by … more

Staff Reports | 1/5/23

Homes in the Thousand Oaks subdivision in Cedar Park, Texas, August 30, 2022.

Home prices slip for fourth month with US market slowing

The U.S. housing market continued to sag in the last few months as the impact of higher mortgage rates and concerns over the economy rattled buyers and sellers.Rates for 30-year, fixed mortgages … more

By Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 1/5/23

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