By Kevin Stich Thursday, 01 December 2011 Austin Independent School District Superintendent Meria Carstarphen gave her “State of the District” address Nov. 30 in which she announced she would request that the AISD Board of Trustees remove the district’s state of financial emergency that was declared in January after the state legislature cut $4 billion [...]
By Christine Bolaños Thursday, 01 December 2011 In an effort to promote transparency and community input following the outcry against and subsequent reversal of standards-based grading, Round Rock Superintendent Jesüs Chavez has announced the formation of a District Grading Policy Committee. The committee is meant to allow for broad, community-based involvement in the review of [...]
By Macy Hurwitz Friday, 18 November 2011 Commercial developers Michael Anbinder and Scott Foster asked the City of Cedar Park to rezone property that had been intended to be the site of the much-touted, multiuse, high-density Town Center concept at the City Council meeting Nov. 17. Anbinder and Foster said the market has changed since [...]
By Emilie Boenig Friday, 18 November 2011 Unlike many of her competitors, retired educator and school bus driver Cathy Broun didn’t grow up making tamales. She just liked to eat them. “I always loved tamales, and when I was teaching in Manor, a Hispanic woman I worked with made these wonderful tamales,” she said. Those [...]
By Gene Davis Wednesday, 23 November 2011 The Williamson County Courthouse will light up with holiday spirit Nov. 25 during the Lighting of the Square. The event will be at Williamson County Courthouse, 710 S. Main St., in Georgetown, and will feature 2,000 lights in the shape of a Christmas tree. A majority of the [...]
By Amy Deis Thursday, 01 December 2011 AUSTIN — Once it opens in April 2012, the new Palms Car Wash will have the ability to recycle 100 percent of the water it uses. Austin’s second full-service Palms Car Wash is under construction at 13695 US 183, next door to the former Hooters of Austin, which [...]
By Sara Behunek Monday, 05 December 2011 The Austin Chamber of Commerce and area entrepreneurs have launched Startup Texas, a Web-based initiative that aims to connect local entrepreneurs with venture capital, much like an online dating site. Startup Texas is the local iteration of Startup America, an initiative chartered by President Barack Obama and headed [...]
By Amy Deis Tuesday, 06 December 2011 AUSTIN — The Malibu Apartments in North Austin received a $35 million makeover and new name, The Palms on Lamar, in a effort to revitalize the apartment community. The Mulholland Group—a Whitestone, N.Y.–based company that breathes new life into run-down housing complexes with the assistance of federal, state [...]
By Macy Hurwitz Monday, 28 November 2011 You can read the rest of this article at: http://impactnews.com/leander-cedar-park/260-polls/15935-whats-more-important-protecting-endangered-salamanders-or-area-growth-and-development
Champion touched on budget concerns, noting the district cut $20 million from this year’s budget compared to last year and plans to trim another $5 million for the 2012–13 school year, a total of about $500 per student. “You’ll hear some people talking about how there’s more money going into education than ever before, which [...]
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