🌱 RR’s Light Up The Lake + TEA Investigates TX School Books

By Editor On Nov 17, 2021

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Morning, Round rock! Your host, Meagan Falcon, here.

So let’s start this Thursday with everything you need to know about what’s happening in town today.

First the weather today:

Winds are easing and getting cooler. High: 63 Low: 38.

Weekly forecast:

At the end of the week a cooler air mass sets in before the temperatures change over the coming weekend. Another cold front is expected to sweep the area from Sunday night to Monday morning, with the chance of rain generally expected along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor.

Here are today’s top stories at Round Rock:

The holidays are back Round rock. And to celebrate, the city is offering three fantastic nights of Christmas lights for the aannual Light Up the Lake event in December. (Round skirt patch)
According to a recent study, Austinites pay the most for household bills than anyone else in Texas. (KXAN.com)
The part off Chisholm Trail Road located south of RM 620, will be reduced to one lane from November 17th to November 19th at night from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (City of Round Rock)
More than 500,000 people moved to Texas in 2019, and most of them were Californians, according to a Texas Realtors Report who analyzed the data from the Census Bureau. Californians announced that cheaper homes and space to grow were reasons they were moving to Austin. (Austin American-Statesman)
Governor Greg Abbott asks the Texas Education Agency examines textbooks with “pornographic” narratives. He urges the agency to prosecute to the maximum extent possible any case of pornography made available to minors under the age of 18. (Austin patch)

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Today in Round Rock:

Beaujolais Nights – Round Rock Art and Culture. (17 o’clock)
Dragonette Auditions – 1100 small gym and dance studio. (17 o’clock)
Road Impact Fee Public Hearing – City of Round Rock. (6 p.m.)
City Council Meeting – City of Round Rock. (6 p.m.)

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Round Rock, Texas – City Council: “Nothing beats America’s largest indoor water park! 🙌🏄‍♂️” (Facebook)
Round Rock Area Serving Center: “Holiday Bazaar Pizza Party !!!
Round Rock Public Library: “Places for our fully virtual #TikTok for beginners workshop are filling up quickly! Don’t know how or where to start? Would you like to create cool content? Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ 210692656407 “(Facebook)
Round Rock Kiwanis Club: “Thank you Laura and Shannon for visiting us today at the Platinum Resort, a senior citizen home in Georgetown.” (Facebook)
Round skirt art: “Stop by and visit us at the Downtowner Gallery! We’re open Tuesday through Friday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.” (Facebook)
Round Rock ISD partner in the Education Foundation: “Our wonderful partners and supporters, Smile Doctors of Lake Creek and Cedar Park, are running a Christmas special for the Thanksgiving and Holiday Holidays. $ 1,000 off braces or Invisalign by contacting them now!” (Facebook)

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Your friendly neighborhood journalist,

Meagan falcon

Meagan covers local news for Patch in Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Pflugerville.

About Meagan: I was born and raised in Corpus Christi and spent three years covering breaking news and activity in South Texas before moving to the Austin Metro. When I’m not covering the news, I am enjoying a good book, tending my garden, and hanging out with my pup. I’m a green thumb newbie. So if you have all of the gardening tips I would love some.

Do you have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Round Rock Daily? I am listening. You can reach me at meagan.falcon@patch.com.

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