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Four Leander ISD campuses will receive a combined maximum total of $25 million in modernization upgrades next year in 2024.
The $25 million in funding is part of the 2023 voter-approved district …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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12/5/23
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The 2023 Leander Old Town Christmas Festival drew its highest turnout ever on Saturday, Dec. 2.
The Leander Chamber of Commerce, which runs the event, estimated over 31,000 people …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/4/23
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The Leander High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) won seven awards on Oct. 28 at the 5th Annual Central HS AFJROTC Competition in San Angelo.
Leander HS is the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/4/23
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A Leander man was sentenced on Nov. 29 to two years in prison for threatening several Georgia public official and election officials via an online message following the 2020 presidential election.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/1/23
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff the construction of a 30,000-square-foot temple in Cedar Park sometime around June of 2024.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/29/23
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Cedar Park-based electric trucking company Hyliion is terminating 67% of its staff, including 150 jobs from its Cedar Park headquarters, according to its public filings with the U.S. Securities and …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/28/23
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Leander and Cedar Park have suffered a spate of fatal accidents this month.
Leander alone had to deal with three fatal accidents on the same day - two within the city and one involving a Leander …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/26/23
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Leander ISD was named 2023 Advanced Placement Large District of the Year by the nonprofit College Board.
The district beat out over 12,000 districts across the U.S. and Canada on the annual AP …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/25/23
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The new Interim City Manager hopes he can make his mark on Leander.
Isaac Turner, who took over the role on Oct. 27 after former Leander City Manager Rick Beverlin departed for his new city …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/22/23
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Historic population growth. Newly emerged water issues. A disastrous winter freeze. A global pandemic that impacted cities in a way never imagined even a few years ago.
All of this happened to …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/21/23
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A pedestrian was killed last Saturday, Nov. 18, after being hit by a CapMetro train in Leander.
The Leander Police Department responded to a call around noon that day about an accident involving …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/20/23
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The Leander Police Department has arrested the suspect in the fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred Saturday, Nov. 18, on U.S. 183 in Leander.
Leander police responded around 2:16 p.m. to a …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/20/23
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Williamson County saw record-high voter turnout for the off-year election held Tuesday, Nov. 7. It also marked the most significant jump up in total votes cast in an off-year election in over a …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/15/23
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Cedar Park police are investigating the Monday morning death of a ridesharing vehicle's passenger following that passenger jumping from the vehicle as it was traveling northbound down U.S. 183A at …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/14/23
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The first phase of the $350 million, 50-acre Bell District is starting to take shape.
The Cedar Park City Council approved last Thursday, Nov. 9, a $2.8 million construction contract with Smith …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/13/23
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Leander ISD’s student enrollment will grow less rapidly than in pervious years, according to the district’s annual demographic report by Population and Survey Analysts.
Contributing …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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11/13/23
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The cities of Leander and Cedar Park are preparing to celebrate their first major Diwali celebrations early next month.
Diwali, the five-day Festival of Lights, is celebrated by millions of …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/10/23
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Leander ISD has released its proposed attendance zoning maps for Elementary School No. 30 and members of the community now have an opportunity to give their feedback on the zoning scenario.
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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11/10/23
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Stopping the stop-and-go along the U.S. 183 corridor is Leander's goal.
The Leander City Council approved spending nearly $57,000 last Thursday, Nov. 2, for a traffic signal timing study for …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/9/23
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Williamson County's $884 million bonding package, the largest in the county's history, is likely to be passed by voters.
Additionally, 13 of the 14 state constitutional amendments on today's …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/7/23
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