Category: CommunityImpact

Round Rock stakeholders aim to create entrepreneurial culture

Daniel Phipps, owner and creative director of Axis Design, knows about starting companies in Round Rock. He started Axis Design in 2005, an industrial design consulting business, on West Bagdad Avenue. The company designs manufactured…continue reading

Pflugerville City Council, Place 3 Candidate Q&A

Pflugerville City Council, Place 3 candidate profiles Omar Pena* Occupation: sales and technology Years lived in city: 9.5 years www.omarpena.com Top Priorities Property tax relief, economic growth and job creation, community engagement Why are you…continue reading

Transportation funding for Texas roads back on ballot this November

In June state legislators approved Senate Joint Resolution 5, paving the way for the possibility of more funding for Texas roads. The resolution calls for voter approval of a constitutional amendment to divert funding from…continue reading

Travis County voters to weigh new civil, family courts bond this fall

Travis County voters will decide this fall whether to authorize spending $287.3 million in bond funds on a new civil and family courts complex, or CFCC, in downtown Austin. The Travis County Commissioners Court called…continue reading

Voters to decide on multiple amendments to Texas Constitution

Voters will head to the polls Nov. 3 to decide whether to shift millions of dollars in funds to Texas roads, grant certain elected officials the ability to live outside of the state capital and…continue reading

Pflugerville City Council, Place 5 Candidate Q&A

Pflugerville City Council, Place 5 candidate profiles Mike Heath Occupation: engineer Years lived in city: 20-plus years www.MikeHeath.org Top Priorities Economic growth, support of local businesses, public safety, improvement of infrastructure and city services Why…continue reading

Point Security

Travis Fitch, general manager of Point Security in Hutto, said he launched his business in 2007 with the goal of offering the best home and commercial security solutions for the best price available. “The technology…continue reading

Russo’s New York Pizzeria

Brad Davis, owner of the Pflugerville location of Russo’s New York Pizzeria, said he knew his restaurant and the city of Pflugerville would be a match from the beginning. After working in the restaurant industry…continue reading

Capital Metro FY 2016 budget includes service on MoPac toll lanes, MetroRail upgrades, new buses

Included in Capital Metro’s $357.2 million fiscal year 2015-16 budget are some big-ticket items such as MetroRail upgrades, replacing aging buses and adding Express bus service on the MoPac toll lanes. The board of directors…continue reading

Travis County approves Central Health budget, tax rate

The Travis County Commissioners Court during its Sept. 29 meeting approved Central Health’s $295 million budget for fiscal year 2015-16 as well as the health district’s annual tax rate. The vote was 4-0-1, with Precinct 1…continue reading