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Leander ISD recognized the 2025-26 graduates of two district leadership development programs aimed at building a pipeline of future campus leaders.
The district celebrated participants who …
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Staff Reports
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5/14/26
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McNeil High School is again searching for stability in its football program after newly hired head coach and campus athletic coordinator Jonathan Cory Cruz was arrested on a child-injury charge tied …
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5/14/26
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A Williamson County jury sentenced a Liberty Hill man to 32 years in prison after convicting him of attempted capital murder tied to a 2024 shooting at an apartment complex, according to the …
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5/7/26
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A Williamson County jury has sentenced Jason Allen Crouch, 45, to life in prison after convicting him of continuous sexual abuse of a child, prosecutors said.
The verdict came Tuesday, April 20, …
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5/7/26
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LAGO VISTA, Texas — Lago Vista ISD has selected Chelsea Murphy as the next assistant principal at Lago Vista Elementary School for the 2026-27 school year, the district announced last month.
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5/7/26
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A Powerball ticket sold in Leander matched all six numbers in the May 2 drawing, earning a share of the estimated $20 million jackpot, according to the Texas Lottery.
The Quick Pick ticket was …
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5/7/26
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CEDAR PARK, Texas — Voters in the City of Cedar Park and the City of Round Rock returned their mayors to office in May 2 balloting, while taking sharply different approaches to ballot propositions …
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5/7/26
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CEDAR PARK, Texas — The City of Cedar Park cut the ribbon April 24 on a $30 million public safety training complex that city leaders say will improve coordination among police, fire and emergency …
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5/7/26
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Texas can enforce a state law requiring public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
A 9-8 majority of the 5th U.S. Circuit …
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By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune
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4/30/26
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LEANDER, Texas — A nurse at Stiles Middle School has been named a finalist for a statewide award recognizing excellence in school nursing, according to Leander ISD.
Jenni Skopal is a finalist …
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4/30/26
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LAGO VISTA, Texas — Lago Vista ISD announced new leadership appointments for the 2026-27 school year, including the hiring of Brandie Guzman as director of curriculum, assessment and …
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4/30/26
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GEORGETOWN, Texas — Williamson County marked National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with an art exhibit and awards ceremony April 22 at the Georgetown Annex.
The public event, billed by the …
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4/30/26
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Pedernales Electric Cooperative members in two voting districts will choose between four candidates in this year’s board of directors election, according to the cooperative.
PEC’s board …
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4/30/26
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Leander ISD transportation registration is now open for the 2026-27 school year, and all eligible general and special education riders must register each year to use district buses.
Families …
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Staff Reports
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4/30/26
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On a January afternoon, Tony Carter returned from work to a South Austin encampment he had called home for six months, only to find much of his and his friend’s belongings gone.
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Austin Current, The Texas Tribune
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4/30/26
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Five men have been arrested after investigators said they uncovered an organized operation that stole and slaughtered about 70 head of cattle in Williamson County over several months.
Ramon …
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4/30/26
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Authorities in Oregon have identified a man found dead near Bagby Hot Springs as Wayne Alan Sturdevant, 48, of Leander, Texas, as investigators continue to review the circumstances of his death.
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4/30/26
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Dual language students at Knowles Elementary recently took on a space-age engineering problem as part of a science unit on forces and motion.
Working in teams, students used lessons on gravity, …
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4/23/26
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AUSTIN — Austin Water has won a 2026 Smart Cities North America Award from International Data Corp. for its My ATX Water smart meter replacement program and online customer portal, the utility …
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Staff Reports
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4/23/26
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A school bus routing review with AlphaRoute could help Leander Independent School District cut more than $1 million a year in transportation costs, the company said.
AlphaRoute, which sells an …
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Staff Reports
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4/23/26
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