Check out the top stories from local government coverage of Hutto and Pflugerville in 2025.

1. Q&A: Meet 4 candidates for Pflugerville mayor

Pflugerville residents voted for mayor in November election, with four candidates to choose from.

Learn more about past mayoral candidates from Editor Grant Crawford.

2. City of Pflugerville encourages winter preparations


The city of Pflugerville encouraged residents to prepare for potential winter storms this year by winterizing homes and gathering essential supplies.

Find out more about winterization tips from Editor Grant Crawford.

3. Pflugerville mayoral race heads to runoff; Coffman wins open council seat

The Pflugerville mayoral race headed to a runoff election after Doug Weiss and Pat McCord received 47.38% and 34.55% of the votes, respectively, this November.


Check out the story by Reporter Manny Holguin Jr.

4. Pflugerville approves bond issuance to purchase land

Pflugerville City Council approved a resolution for the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation to issue $18.275 million in bonds at its Jan. 28 meeting. The bonds will help fund PCDC's purchase of 52 acres of land located west of Lake Pflugerville.

Read more from Reporter Gracie Warhurst.


5. Central Texas cities join, drop out of top 15 fastest-growing cities in U.S.

Texas is home to seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. with a population of more than 20,000, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released May 15.

Find out more from Reporter Anna Maness.

6. Doug Weiss wins runoff election to become Pflugerville mayor


Doug Weiss won the Pflugerville mayoral runoff election, receiving 56% of the vote after all vote centers reported, according to unofficial election results.

Weiss received 3,293 votes, defeating Pat McCord, who received 2,587, out of 5,880 ballots cast.

Learn more from Reporter Manny Holguin, Jr.