Ellinger
Ellinger, TX · Municipal
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Some Webb Middle School parents say they were misled in petition to close campus
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin ISD's Burnet and Webb middle schools received five consecutive "F ratings from the Texas Education Agency. Now, the district faces a potential state takeover. Some parents say they’re confused about a petition that could help determine their school’s future. The Webb Middle School PTA...
CBS Austin
Parks Board creates Zilker preservation group amid ACL lawn damage
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s Parks and Recreation Board voted Monday night to create a working group dedicated to Zilker Park’s future. After this year’s ACL Festival left parts of the park muddy and damaged, some board members wanted to take a closer look at how the city can care for and preserve it.
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Austin Signs Five-Year Tech Pact With Finland's Tampere, Eyes Robotics Boom
Austin and the Finnish city of Tampere have formalized a five-year agreement meant to deepen economic ties between the two tech hubs, with a focus on robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. The deal arrived as a delegation of Finnish technology companies spent two weeks touring Texas, stopping first in the Dallas-Fort Worth area before landing in Austin to take in Austin Tech Week.
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Abbott appeal pauses order granting Hinojosa access to Abbott-Musk emails
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Dirt turns on massive 101-acre development off I-35 north of S.A.
Dirt is turning on one of the most closely watched developments along the growing I-35 corridor in Central Texas. Kyle Park, a massive 100-acre mixed-use project, is now making progress on construction in between San Antonio and Austin. Earlier this year, the City of Kyle held a groundbreaking ceremony for...
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With Muny in play, the city golf course is in the spotlight once again
Lions Municipal Golf Course has been a part of Volma Overton Jr.’s life for more than 70 years. He was 5 when he ran around and watched wildlife while his dad played 18 holes with friends. He was 8 or so when he first entered the “caddie shack” for food. And he’s worked for decades to help save the historic golf course from development.
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Round Rock Opens Wyoming Springs Drive Extension, New I-35 Escape Route
Round Rock drivers on the west side have a new way to get around without fighting I-35 traffic. The Wyoming Springs Drive extension opened to the public on Thursday, giving commuters a four-lane divided roadway that connects Creek Bend Boulevard to East Old Settlers Boulevard, complete with a new crossing over Brushy Creek.
Mandatory
‘Real Housewives of Austin’ Account Lands at Center of a Federal Lawsuit
A Real Housewives of Austin parody account has landed in the middle of a legal fight between two competing nightlife businesses. However, the case has nothing to do with an official Real Housewives series or Bravo production. An Austin company claims a rival event organizer used the Housewives-themed account to spread damaging statements about its […] The post ‘Real Housewives of Austin’ Account Lands at Center of a Federal Lawsuit appeared first on Mandatory .
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Gov. Greg Abbott rallies supporters in Hutto as Texas governor's race enters final stretch
With Election Day a little more than a week away, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott brought his reelection campaign to Hutto on Sunday, rallying supporters and going door to door to encourage Texans to vote. Abbott, a Republican seeking a fourth term, made the stop at the Texan Cafe & Pie...
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535-Acre Hospitality and Maker District Pitched 30 Miles South of Austin
A developer wants to build a 535-acre mixed-use district near Lockhart that could combine a 500-key hotel and conference center, a nine-hole golf course, sports fields, maker spaces and industrial space — all sited outside the city's limits near the intersection of Highway 183 and Silent Valley Road, roughly 30 miles south of Austin.
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ICE Bus Staged at Private Austin Lot Without Owner's OK, DHS Says It Won't Slow Down
An apparent Immigrations and Customs Enforcement transport bus sat parked Wednesday in a vacant, secluded lot at a northeast Austin business park, where at least one man arrived by SUV in handcuffs and shackles before being led aboard to join other men already seated inside. Protesters gathered at the scene, and the property owner later said it never gave ICE permission to use the site. The staging came as federal arrest numbers across the Austin area have climbed to their highest levels in nearly four years.