Updated May 26 at 6:11 p.m. to include statement from RRISD Board President Diane Cox Paul Tisch confirmed Friday that he plans to step down from his position on the Round Rock ISD board of…continue reading
Texas senators voted Friday to send a bill banning the most common second-trimester abortion procedure and changing how health care facilities handle fetal remains to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Under Senate Bill 8, which passed…continue reading
Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of a series of tornadoes that hit various cities across Central Texas, including an F-5—the strongest form—in Jarrell and an F-3 in Cedar Park. In all, 20 tornadoes were recorded.…continue reading
The community is invited to a Leander ISD public forum regarding the construction of a second access road onto the Vandegrift High School and Four Points Middle School campuses. According to district officials, the meeting…continue reading
Cedar Park City Council approved economic development funds to help finish the expansion of a manufacturing warehouse in the city during a Thursday night meeting. The council unanimously approved a performance-based economic development agreement with…continue reading
As Pearland seniors celebrate graduation this week, 18-year-old Democrat Mike Floyd is preparing for his first term in elected office. In early May, the Dawson High School senior beat two-term incumbent Rusty DeBorde for a…continue reading
With three days left in the legislative session, efforts to abolish a Texas Department of Public Safety program that some say targets poor people appear to have failed. The Driver Responsibility Program, created in 2003 to help cover…continue reading
The Leander Planning & Zoning Commission approved proposals for a potential daycare and residential development on Wednesday night. One proposal from the Journey Bible Fellowship requested to amend the current zoning for a 3-acre tract…continue reading
Members of a legislative conference committee made several changes to a “Buy American” iron and steel bill that would expand a provision already in effect for the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Water…continue reading
In recent private negotiations between the Texas House and Senate about which public programs to fund and how to fund them, state lawmakers opted to kill a $3 million initiative to rehabilitate victims of sex…continue reading