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The Old Town Christmas Festival returns to Leander this Saturday!
The annual event kicks off at 10 a.m. with the Old Town Rudolph Run, a 5K, chip-timed event starting in the Old Town district …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/2/24
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The City of Cedar Park and Williamson County celebrated the official opening of the 1.8-mile, four-lane New Hope Drive extension with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 20.
Stretching from Ronald …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/27/24
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Carmen Llanes Pulido conceded in the Austin mayoral race last Friday, securing Austin Mayor Kirk Watson's reelection victory.
Watson had avoided a runoff election with Llanes Pulido by just 13 …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/23/24
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Cedar Park and Leander have formally banned the social media app TikTok from city devices used for government business by city staff.
The Leander City Council voted unanimously for the new …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/19/24
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Williamson County appears to have secured a mayoral race victory for Austin Mayor Kirk Watson for the second year in a row.
Watson declared victory last Thursday, Nov. 14, after securing 17 more …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/19/24
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A carjacking suspect was shot and killed by police on Nov. 7 after firing at them during a chase, according to information released by the Austin Police Department.
According to a release and …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/18/24
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Construction of the $30 million 31,000-square-foot Public Safety Joint Training Facility is underway in Cedar Park.
The City of Cedar Park hold a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 6 for the new …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/15/24
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All four of Leander ISD’s 5A high school bands — Cedar Park, Glenn, Leander and Rouse — competed at the UIL State Marching Band Championships from Nov. 4-5 at the Alamodome.
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11/14/24
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Former Pres. Donald Trump and local Republicans won big in Williamson County during the Nov. 5 General Elections, riding the wave of his unprecedented nationwide presidential victory.
Trump …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/13/24
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With all Early Voting ballots already counted and 0 out of 164 Williamson County voting precincts reporting their Election Day ballots so far, here are the voting results for Williamson County and its …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/5/24
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More than half of Williamson County's registered voters has already cast a ballot during the Early Voting period ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Elections, meaning it already one of the highest …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/4/24
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Despite the almost record-high Early Voting turnout ahead of the Nov. 5 General Elections and the prominent clashes between the groups of candidates running, the Leander ISD Board of Trustees …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/4/24
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The new Cedar Park Public Library building is finally open to the public.
Culminating 10 years of planning and more than a year of construction, the City of Cedar Park held a ribbon-cutting …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/4/24
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In May 2019, a Cedar Park man attended a pretrial court hearing in the Williamson County Justice Complex related to an assault charge that resulted from a fight he had with a roommate, something he …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/29/24
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The Leander ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $1,000 bonus for full-time staff and a $500 bonus for part-time staff at their Thursday, Oct. 24, meeting.
The total cost of the bonuses …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/28/24
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The school vouchers debate, which is already shaping up to be one of the defining issues of the 2025 legislative session, has even become a major issue in the Leander ISD Board of Trustee elections …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/27/24
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Leander plans to tackling 43 wastewater projects from this year through 2043.
The Leander City Council approved the list of project, which amount to $266 million in projects, as part of their …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/23/24
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Cedar Park is considering lowering the speed limit for more than a half dozen roads across town by five or 10 miles per hour to better match the way the city has grown.
The City of Cedar Park …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/22/24
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Several major developments in Cedar Park are coming down the pipeline in the near future.
Two of the biggest projects are coming from the Austin-based Freehill Development Company in fall 2025, …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/22/24
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The Early Voting period for the upcoming Nov. 5 General Elections, including the local Leander ISD Board of Trustee elections, begins this Monday, Oct. 21.
Early Voting will run from 7 a.m. to 7 …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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10/19/24
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