Austin, Cedar Park, Leander and other area cities are bracing for their cities not only to be shrouded by the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, but also by the wave of eclipse tourists expected to …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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4/4/24
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Leander is easing its water restrictions after the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) completed its raw water intake pipeline replacement project and restored water service on Tuesday, …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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4/3/24
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The new Elementary School No. 30 will be named after former Leander ISD trustee Donald Lewis Hisle, who was one of the longest-serving school trustees in Texas history.
The Leander ISD Board of …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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4/1/24
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Cedar Park has selected a Tulsa Regional Chamber senior vice president and former Austin economic development official as the new Cedar Park Chief Economic Development Officer.
Arthur Jackson …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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4/1/24
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The Leander ISD Board of Trustees has adopted a new Elementary School attendance zoning map and approved early hirings of almost two dozen specialized teaching positions as part of its broader …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/28/24
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Cedar Park dignitaries were joined last week by design and construction partners Kimley Horn, Binkley Barfield, Cash Construction Company and D.L. Dial and Associates to officially cut the ribbon on …
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Staff Reports
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3/28/24
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The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) will have its raw water intake pipeline replacement project "substantially complete" this Friday.
The BCRUA also hopes to resume water …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/26/24
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While 2023 was a year of several high-profile successes - and a few major disappointments - for Williamson County, Leander and Cedar Park, all three have already seen a major success in just the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/25/24
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A Jonestown man was to two and a half years in federal prison last Friday in federal court for possessing a pipe bomb that exploded back on Aug. 9, 2023, in his pickup truck while it was in the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/20/24
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A majority of Cedar Park's businesses feel Cedar Park is heading in the right direction and feel they are doing better or the same as they did last year, according to over 300 individuals associated …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/19/24
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Leander City Council Place 4 incumbent Na'Cole Thompson, a Leander small business owner, is being challenged by newcomer candidate Monica Roussel-Methena, a rental management business owner and state …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/19/24
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Following public backlash against a change in a district policy, a group of students helped to convince the Leander ISD Board of Trustees to roll back a change to the district’s Off-Campus PE …
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By Scott W. Coleman, Editor
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3/14/24
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Leander City Council Place 6 incumbent Becki Ross, a 15-year business owner, is facing two challenger candidates this year — local teacher Anna Yelaun and senior software engineer Pulla Reddy …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/12/24
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The two former Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies who were criminally charged following Javier Ambler's death while in their custody were found not guilty of all charges last Thursday, March …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/12/24
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A former Kerrville city manager has been named Leander's new city manager.
Todd Parton was selected to fill the position last Thursday, March 7, by the Leander City Council.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/11/24
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Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said the planned $17 billion Samsung Austin Semiconductor fabrication plant in Taylor will begin receiving employees and begin manufacturing operations by July 1.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/8/24
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Cedar Park-based aerospace company Firefly Aerospace held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 28, for its newly expanded 207,000-square-foot Rocket Ranch testing and manufacturing facility in …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/8/24
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Although federal incumbent and returning candidates still won their primaries by overwhelming victory margins just like they had statewide, county voters broke with statewide trends by keeping …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/6/24
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Leander business owner Michael Herrera is challenging Leander City Council Place 2 incumbent Esmeralda Mattke Longoria in the upcoming May 4 municipal elections. Early voting begins on April 22.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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3/5/24
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For years, veteran Texas sheriffs like Travis County’s Sally Hernandez have watched how countless tax dollars are spent to break the endless cycle of taking mentally ill or intoxicated …
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By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune
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3/4/24
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