Final vote on whether to send Cap Metro exit to Leander voters postponed until Tuesday; Cap Metro offering new options
The Leander City Council postponed its planned final vote on whether or not to put an exit from the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority public transit and rail system before Leander voters …
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Leander Council will ponder ballot questions, vote Thursday on whether to put Cap Metro exit before voters
Should Leander exit the Capital Metro system, losing its unique access to rail service but gaining …
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There are elections on the horizon; here's what you need to know about timing
The election calendar gets full and pretty complicated in Texas early in even numbered years. County and …
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WilCo Pct. 2 Commissioner Long re-elected CAMPO chair
Commissioner Cynthia Long Re-Elected CAMPO ChairThe Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization …
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Fully vaccinated and just got COVID? Here’s how long you should wait to get a booster
The surge of COVID-19 cases across the nation is proving an unsettling yet well-known fact: you can still …
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COVID-19 tests: Different types and when to use them
There are various types of COVID-19 tests that people may choose from to find out if they are …
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Leander ISD approves extended COVID leave after teacher shortages
Due to the large number of Leander ISD teachers absent with COVID-19, the Leander ISD Board of …
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As more COVID cases are reported, hospitalizations are on the rise
Experts tell us that people who get sick from the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus — …
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Westwood uses team approach to down Cedar Ridge, win fourth straight
The way Westwood has been playing lately, you might as well call them the Avengers.
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Leander's first MLK Day Parade & Street Festival draws large crowd
Leander's first Marin Luther King Day Parade & Street Festival draws over 650 people Monday, launching an event that organizers plan to make an annual city event.Leander City Council member …
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UPDATE: Cedar Park Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale won't run for re-election; Penniman-Morin announces mayoral bid
(This story will be updated as more information becomes available.)Cedar Park Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale …
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Williamson County issues outdoor burn ban as cold front bring high winds
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell issued a local State of Disaster declaration Friday for Williamson …
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LISD trustees to hear results of election study
Trustees for the Leander school district will have a full slate of business in front of them when they …
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Leander will host its first MLK Day Parade & Street Festival on Jan. 17
The City of Leander will hold its first Martin Luther King Day Parade & Street Festival next Monday, Jan. …
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WilCo registers 10,000 COVID cases in 9 days
As the weekend closed, Williamson County public health officials reported enough new infections to …
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State Rep. Celia Israel announces run for Austin mayor
Outgoing Democratic state Rep. Celia Israel announced Tuesday she will run for Austin mayor. …
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Wave of fentanyl overdoses leads to Cedar Park Police arresting 12 in federal fentanyl bust
The Cedar Park Police Department arrested 12 of 13 suspects indicted on federal charges related to …
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Students return to school; Omicron variant keeps teachers home
As students return to school for the spring semester, one key aspect is missing: their teachers. …
Navy extending basic training to 10 weeks so sailors can work with mentors
The Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp, extending basic military training to 10 weeks. The change gives new sailors time to work with mentors to talk about situations …
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How often can you reuse KN95 or N95 masks — and how do you safely do it? What to know
Health experts have recommended switching to N95 or KN95 face masks as the omicron coronavirus variant …
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Most states are wary of mandating COVID shots for kids
Every state requires children to receive an array of vaccinations before they enroll in school. …
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Days before Christmas, a letter: Repay your unemployment benefits
Not long before Christmas, Haven Whiteman got a letter from the Georgia Department of Labor. It shook the …
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Omicron can make you contagious before you test positive, allowing for rapid spread
Ahead of Christmas, health experts suggested undergoing a rapid coronavirus test just before any …
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Mayo Clinic experts debunk COVID-19 vaccine myths
COVID-19 vaccines protect you from getting sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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How often do unsecured guns kill kids? Michigan report has one answer
The deadly shooting at Oxford High School placed a spotlight on a simple measure experts say could …
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Dark-money group tied to ‘ghost’ scandal seeks to shield bank records that could reveal donors
An organization that gave more than $1 million in 2020 to the dark-money nonprofit at the center of …
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COVID cases jump 340% among ICE detainees in 1 week
An estimated 1,254 people currently held in U.S. immigration detention centers have tested positive …
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Up to 1 million rapid test kits sat unused in Florida warehouse
Up to 1 million COVID-19 test kits were left to expire inside a Florida warehouse amid a nationwide shortage triggered by a winter surge of …
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Kids should stay in school during COVID spike, Cardona says
The Biden administration wants to keep children in school, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said on Sunday, adding that “they’ve suffered …
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DeSantis calls Florida ‘the freest state,’ attacks federal government in address
Gov. Ron DeSantis called Florida “the freest state in the United States” in his 2022 State of the State address Thursday, making his …
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White House to ask for more pandemic relief funds, Hoyer says
The Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress for “substantial” funding to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic domestically and …
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Pelosi opens door to virus aid in spending plan as omicron rages
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there’s an “opportunity” to add federal coronavirus relief aid to a package of legislation funding the …
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Rice and 15 other universities accused of conspiring to limit financial aid
A federal lawsuit filed in Illinois over the weekend accuses 16 private universities — including Rice University in Houston — of using a …
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Omicron’s swift emergence tests Texas public schools as a new semester begins
On Tuesday, the last day of winter break, Marc Scott, principal of Joe Lee Johnson Elementary in the Austin-area Round Rock school district sent …
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LISD explores rezoning to keep up with expected growth
The LISD Board of Trustees began discussing the idea of district-wide rezoning as a possible plan to accommodate projected growth by balancing …
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WilCo grants CARES money to Leander, Round Rock
They took a long time to get there but, in the end, Williamson County Commissioners Tuesday agreed to use some of their remaining federal CARES …
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The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries
When the Llano County Library shuts down for three days this week, starting Tuesday, it won’t be for the holidays. Instead, a group of six …
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WilCo commissioner, LISD chief exchange testy emails over $3.7 million in CARES funding
In emails, Pct. 2 Commissioner Long vows to withhold CARES Act money unless LISD removes controversial books from libraries.
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Chrysler to go all-electric by 2028, target millennial women
The Chrysler brand will abandon gas-powered vehicles for a bigger, all-electric lineup with SUVs by 2028 in its attempt to stave off demise at the end of the decade. The Stellantis NV make on …
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Amazon is focus of push to curb ‘rank-and-yank’ worker ratings
For years, white-collar employees at Amazon.com Inc. have accused the company of using opaque …
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Tax-efficient investing: 7 ways to minimize taxes and keep more of your profits
If you’re an investor, be sure to give special attention to the taxes you’ll have to pay on your …
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Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas in car-rental industry shake-up
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., just months out of bankruptcy, placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in the …
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Coworking offices hope for COVID-19 rebound
Quinton Myers expects his payments company, Appetize, to double its Atlanta-based staff from 14 to 28 in …
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Powell says Fed to ensure inflation doesn’t take root in economy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will prevent higher inflation from …
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American Airlines expects $1.2 billion pre-tax loss for fourth quarter
American Airlines said Tuesday that it lost around $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of another …
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Laura Yuen: I started a new job in the pandemic. Will I ever get to meet my co-workers?
I'm one of the millions of Americans who quit their jobs last year. It's not lost on me how …
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App Store developers made about $60 billion in 2021, Apple says
Apple Inc. said that developers have generated more than $260 billion in revenue since the App …
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Survey: 93% of economists see the Fed lifting rates more than once in 2022
Interest rates have been at their lowest levels in history for the past two years — but that might not last much longer, according to the …
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Normalizing but not back to normal: The US job market in 2022
The mixed picture of the U.S. labor market that emerged in 2021 isn’t going anywhere this year. While the unemployment rate has been falling …
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Ahead of omicron surge, December hiring marks a disappointing end to 2021 job market
Employers across the country added a disappointing 199,000 people to their payrolls in December, closing out a pandemic-marred year in which the …
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