Austin Community College will break ground Tuesday on a Round Rock Campus expansion that will feature new and advanced education and training facilities. The 10 a.m. groundbreaking event is free and open to the public.…continue reading
The preliminary results for the Texas Education Agency’s new A-F accountability rating system that were published Jan. 6 have some school districts across the state up in arms, especially the portion of the ratings that…continue reading
When lighting struck a house in the Savanna Ranch subdivision in Leander last summer, the city’s fire department was not the only emergency division to arrive at the scene of a house engulfed in flames.…continue reading
When cold winters drove the Fox family from Nebraska, they headed to Central Texas in 2011. But there was one thing the Foxes missed most about Nebraska: Eileen’s Colossal Cookies. By 2013, Sunnie Fox was…continue reading
The first of several public meetings took place Tuesday to inform Hutto residents about proposed changes to the city’s future land use map. The map is a tool to guide developers, city officials and staff…continue reading
On Tuesday afternoon, the 20 Republicans in the state Senate banded together behind a bill to mandate voter identification. The coalition ensures a vote on the floor of the Senate, and absent any changes, passage…continue reading
Three Hill Country residents died Tuesday morning in a plane crash in Melbourne, Australia. Spicewood residents Greg DeHaven and Russell Munsch, and Westlake resident Glenn Garland were among the five fatalities in the crash. Garland founded…continue reading
More than 80 percent of Texas voters approved a proposition in November 2015 to allocate $5 billion in sales tax funds to the Texas Department of Transportation starting in the 2018-19 biennium. But Texas lawmakers may…continue reading
Here are some key takeaways from Tuesday’s Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting: Meeting changes The commissioners unanimously voted to cancel the March 14 meeting. Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long said that most schools, including Georgetown…continue reading
Pflugerville ISD named Julie Schier as the new women’s athletic coordinator and head volleyball coach for Weiss High School, which will open in fall 2017. Schier has served in a number of athletic positions in…continue reading
