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Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wears a protective mask as he departs the Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The Jan. 6 committee will vote Monday on whether to recommend that Meadows be held in contempt of Congress. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images/TNS)

Ex-Trump aide Meadows faces contempt citation next week

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will vote Monday night to recommend holding former President Donald Trump’s last chief of staff, Mark … more

Billy House, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/13/01

Two Houston-area men charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in Leander

Two men from the Houston area have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon during the theft of a vehicle in Leander. Robert Sidney Turner, 53, and Triston D. Alfred, 33, … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 5/6/23

Keco Motton resigned from the Cedar Park Police Department and was arrested Friday, May 5, 2023, by Texas Rangers on a sexual assault charge.

Cedar Park officer arrested for sexual assault, no longer with department

A Cedar Park Police Department officer was arrested Friday by the Texas Rangers on charges of sexual assault and has been fired by the department. Keco Motton, who was with the department for … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 5/6/23

Several cows were observed at 8:51 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2023, crossing Avery Ranch Boulevard near the intersection with North Canoa Hills Trail in Cedar Park.

Cows spotted on the moo-ve crossing Avery Ranch Boulevard

They're on the moooo-ve! Several cows were observed at 8:51 a.m. Saturday crossing Avery Ranch Boulevard near the intersection with North Canoa Hills Trail in Cedar Park. The cows didn't appear to … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 5/6/23

UPDATE: $762 million combined Leander ISD bond package passes

The $762 million combined Leander ISD bond package passed Saturday night during the May 6 General Elections by a sizable margin. Williamson County saw a 9% voter turnout rate countywide this … more

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter | 5/8/23

Junior Mikala Ham and Vista Ridge dropped their second-round playoff series against New Braunfels, losing 11-7 on Thursday and 6-5 on Friday.

Vista Ridge softball comes up short in area round of playoffs

Head coach JR Romero asked the Vista Ridge softball team an interesting question at one of the first practices this season: Has anyone played catcher before? more

By Zach Smith, HCN Sports Editor | 5/8/23

Vista Ridge senior Hank Howard had three strikeouts in a 4-0 loss to Bowie on Thursday. The Rangers dropped two straight games in the first-round playoff series.

Vista Ridge falls to Bowie in first round of baseball playoffs

The Vista Ridge baseball season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs after two straight losses to Austin Bowie. more

By Zach Smith, HCN Sports Editor | 5/8/23

Texas pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. (57) during an NCAA college baseball game between Texas and LSU on Feb. 28, 2023, in Austin.

Texas pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week

Texas pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. more

By Zach Smith, HCN Sports Editor | 5/9/23

Austin FC midfielder Emilio Rigoni (7) moves the ball during an MLS soccer game between Austin FC and CF Montreal on Mar. 4, 2023, in Austin. Austin FC won, 1-0.

Austin FC making small improvements despite winless streak continuing

With more than a quarter of the MLS season in the review mirror, head coach Josh Wolff doesn’t care much about where Austin FC is in the standings. more

By Zach Smith, HCN Sports Editor | 5/8/23

Kevin Sanchez of Vandegrift High School runs in the Class 6A boys 3200 meter run during the UIL State Track and Field Meet on May 7, 2021 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Sanchez finished ninth in the event.

Local athletes set for UIL State Track & Field Meet

The UIL State Track & Field meet begins Thursday at Mike Meyers Stadium in Austin. more

By Zach Smith, HCN Sports Editor | 5/10/23

Commentary: Public Health 101: Guns

A Texas "gun enthusiast," Francisco Oropeza, 39, was firing off his AR15 in his yard Friday night about 40 miles from Houston. He was known to be touchy, so, despite the noise and danger, no one … more

By Tom H. Hastings, Guest Columnist | 5/10/23

Commentary: Paying for My Meds Twice: Texas Law Needed to Protect Patients

I was only 10 years old the first time I went to the hospital with severe head pain, uncontrollable vomiting, and visual disturbances with complete blindness in my left eye. Driving four hours to … more

By J.P. Summers, Guest Columnist | 5/9/23

Krystall Williams named principal of RRISD's Elsa England Elementary

Krystall Williams has been named the new principal of Round Rock ISD's Elsa England Elementary School. She will replace longtime principal Jana Stowe, who will retire at the end of this school year. … more

Staff Reports | 5/13/23

Christy Hilbun named principal at LISD's Giddens Elementary

Christy Hilbun was named the new principal at Leander ISD's Giddens Elementary School. Superintendent Bruce Gearing described Hilbun as an "amazing educator with a heart and passion for her students, … more

Staff Reports | 5/7/23

Almost two-thirds of adult Gen Zs — people who are 26 and younger — are living paycheck to paycheck, an 8-percentage-point increase from a year earlier.

More young adults are living paycheck to paycheck in the US

The share of young people who struggle to cover everyday bills jumped from a year ago, while that of seniors living paycheck to paycheck leveled off, according to a report. The survey, conducted by … more

By Alex Tanzi, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 5/8/23

5/11/23

A Transgender Pride Flag is held above the crowd of LGBTQ+ activists earlier this year. About half of young trans and nonbinary youth in the U.S. seriously contemplated suicide in the past year.

Half of trans and nonbinary youth in the US ‘seriously considered’ suicide in the past year: survey

About half of young trans and nonbinary youth in the U.S. seriously contemplated suicide in the past year, as a record-breaking number of bills restricting the rights of LGBTQ people — especially … more

By Muri Assunção, Tribune News Service | 5/9/23

Amy Sokol, Sherry Koorie, Ashley Landry and Adalis Cardenas work to remove and save native plants from the site of a road construction project in Round Rock.

Native Plants Rescue on Corridor H / Sam Bass Road

Members of the Williamson County Native Plant Society of Texas and the Good Water Master Naturalist’s Native Plant Rescue Project gathered on Sunday, April 23, to dig up and rescue native plants … more

Contributed Report | 5/10/23

A marcher carries a Transgender Pride flag during a march in Kansas City, Missouri.

Commentary: What’s missing from the LGBTQ+ debate is tolerance

Pronouns came up in conversation recently. Through circumstances largely beyond my control, I was at dinner a few nights ago with six or seven strangers. It wasn’t hard to read the room. They were … more

By John M. Crisp, Guest Columnist | 5/11/23

Commentary: What did you inherit from your mother?

As Mother’s Day approaches, it is appropriate that we discuss the physical characteristics, personality traits, coping mechanisms, etiquette rules, life ambitions, etcetera that we inherited from … more

By Danny Tyree, Guest Columnist | 5/10/23

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