#RRCouncil Members Hilda Montgomery and Rene Flores are sworn in following their re-election in May. https://t.co/Hr5hsxceOp pic.twitter.com/1n2IyruSND
— City of Round Rock (@roundrock) May 23, 2019
Round Rock City Council Members Hilda Montgomery, Rene Flores sworn in May 23
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Taylor Buchanan joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2018 after completing a master of journalism degree from the University of Texas. She worked as the senior reporter for Community Impact's Southwest Austin edition and is now the editor for the company's flagship Round Rock/Pflugerville/Hutto edition.
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