The City Council is currently accepting applications for June appointments to City boards and commissions. For a listing of what boards and commissions are appointed in June and to download an application, please visit the…continue reading
Teachers and other district staff members at Round Rock ISD will receive a 2 percent pay increase for the 2016-17 school year. The RRISD board adopted the pay increase during its May 19 board meeting…continue reading
After hosting two public meetings to receive community input, Leander ISD’s administration presented Scenario C to the board of trustees May 19. Jimmy Disler, LISD’s senior executive director of operations, said 25 people attended the May…continue reading
Kathy and Kirby Walker, owners of Niks Kitchen+Bar, collaborated with Ashley and Ross Goolsby to create a casual, waterfront restaurant adjacent to the Sandy Creek Yacht Club on Lake Travis. Niks on the Lake, located…continue reading
Although ownership of the real estate on which four Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q locations sit has changed hands, the recent land deal will not affect the barbecue restaurant chain’s Austin operations, an official for the…continue reading
The Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Services Corp., which is a nonprofit corporation that is responsible for electric service projects in Texas, submitted 31 possible routes for a proposed 138-kilovolt line to the Public Utilities…continue reading
St. David’s HealthCare has acquired 52 acres of land in Leander to build a freestanding emergency department by 2017 and a future full-service hospital, St. David’s announced May 12. The facility will be built on…continue reading
In March, when Lake Travis reached 100 percent capacity for water-supply purposes, Austin Water was already working on a set of proposed changes to its water-conservation efforts. Austin Water, which provides water services to city…continue reading
Leander ISD officials are in the process of rezoning the district’s elementary school boundaries ahead of completion of its 26th elementary campus and are examining ways to maximize building capacities through uses including specialty campuses.…continue reading
Several tequila and agave spirit businesses operate locally in Austin, Cedar Park and Leander. This guide includes profiles about some of these companies as well as a list of places that offer these businesses’ products.…continue reading