Texas’ population grew more than any other state in the country in the last year, by nearly half a million people, according to the recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Of the 1.6 …
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By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune
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12/28/23
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The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, completed a two-game series sweep with a 6-2 victory against the Grand Rapids Griffins last Wednesday at the H-E-B …
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Staff Reports
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12/28/23
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Although the lack of city and state elections this year may make it look like a lackluster year for elections, the absence was a welcome breather for Cedar Park and Leander voters, who had a marathon …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter, and Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/28/23
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Seventeen days after being named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American lists, Texas standouts Lexi Missimo and Trinity Byars picked up additional All-American honors as College Soccer News …
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Staff Reports
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12/27/23
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2023 started with winter ice and culminated in summer fire for Cedar Park, Leander, and most of Williamson County.
The 2023 February ice storm wasn't as devastating as the historic 2021 winter …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/27/23
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It’s high giving season in America. From Angel Trees and red buckets to year-end appeals, nonprofits and charities receive more donations during the five week holiday stretch than any other on …
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By Bella DeVaan, Guest Columnist
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12/26/23
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Leander and Cedar Park residents had to repeatedly turn their taps off in 2023.
Leander twice had to impose Stage 3 water restrictions, which prohibited all outdoor watering except for handheld …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/25/23
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The best Christmas gift I ever gave anyone was the one I gave my father about 20 years ago: a Lionel train set. Every year, we got him the same gifts, you see. And every year he’d …
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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12/24/23
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Too many of us have to depend on sheer good luck to make it — especially when it comes to putting a roof over our heads. We grow up hearing that hard work alone will lift us above the …
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By Kazmyn Ramos, Guest Columnist
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12/21/23
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Four members of an alleged mail-theft ring operating out of Austin have been arrested and charged in connection with two robberies and a third attempted robbery of USPS master keys from postal …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/20/23
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Thomas Wayne Dooley, 57, of Cedar Park (TX), entered Heaven’s Gates on December 17, 2023 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Thomas was born on March 16, 1966 to Bill & Fannie Dooley …
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12/19/23
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Cedar Park doesn't have a single tattoo parlor.
The cluster of them along the city's southern border, the newly opened tattoo parlor to the north in Leander's Old Town District and citizen …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/23
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A Leander High School student's death last Saturday, Dec. 16, is suspected to have been a fentanyl overdose, according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Zarek McMeekin, an 11th grader, …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/23
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The Travis County Sheriff's Office and the Leander ISD's district administration are investigating a Dec. 13 incident at Four Points Middle School where a substitute teacher brought a gun onto the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/18/23
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Texas dismantled No. 1 ranked Nebraska, 25-22, 25-14, 25-11, to win the program’s second-consecutive national championship at Amalie Arena on Sunday afternoon. In addition …
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Staff Reports
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12/17/23
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On the day of his return to Austin, Sir’Jabari Rice hit a game winning free-throw with 0.5 seconds left in the game to push the Austin Spurs to a 127-126 victory against the Rio Grande Valley …
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Staff Reports
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12/17/23
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Williamson County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 13 for the completion of a $1.1 million sports fields and courts lighting project at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/14/23
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