Hutto City Council members are looking to the federal economic stimulus legislation signed March 27 to see whether and how it can help the 48 city workers laid off last week. (Kelsey Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
How Congress' $2 trillion economic relief package could assist Hutto's laid-off city employees
Austin Regional Clinic Cedar Park
Austin Regional Clinic launches 5 drive-up coronavirus testing locations
Closures include the lake, fishing piers, pavilion, restrooms and trails around the lake and park. (Community Impact Staff)
Lake Pflugerville Park, including trails and pavilion, temporarily closed as nine cases of coronavirus confirmed in 78660 ZIP code
The laptops will help students complete online assignments as coronavirus keeps schools closed. (Courtesy Pixabay)
What to bring, where to go: Everything you need to know about Round Rock ISD laptop distribution
Hutto ISD has extended its school closure through April 13, per a March 27 district announcement. (Kelsey Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Hutto ISD extends school closure through April 13
Groove to the beat with a Zumba class hosted by Pflugerville Parks and Recreation Department. Typically hosted in-person, the class will be live-streamed this week. (Photo courtesy Pflugerville Parks and Recreation)
VIRTUAL TO-DO LIST: 6 Round Rock-Pflugerville area activities you can stream from home this week starting March 30
Capital Metro station
All Capital Metro fares will be free throughout April
The first death from coronavirus was reported in Williamson County Saturday morning. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Williamson County reports first death related to coronavirus
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt formally announced that Travis County will issue a shelter-in-place order March 24. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Update March 23-29: There are now 200 confirmed cases in the city of Austin, Travis County
Despite heavy restrictions on public gatherings in place, sizable crowds gathered March 24 on the free side of Barton Springs pool, just hours before Austin's stay-at-home order went into effect. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Residents have reported 180 violations since Austin area's stay-at-home order went into effect
The business plans to produce 100 gallons of sanitizer over the next week. (Community Impact Newspaper)
Cedar Park brewery working to mix 100 gallons of sanitizer for Williamson County
Austin Public Health officials confirmed the first death from the coronavirus in Travis County on March 27. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
First Travis County resident dies from coronavirus
Here is the latest news on stay-at-home orders across the Austin area
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters while walking to the House Chamber floor, ahead of a vote on a coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 27. (Courtesy Reuters/Tom Brenner)
Texas Tribune: Many Texans in Congress scrambled to join vote as US House passes coronavirus spending bill
While the agency is still tallying the number of unemployment insurance claims filed thus far in March, in the week prior to March 25, at least 150,000 claims had been filed. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Official: Increase in calls for statewide unemployment benefits is ‘almost vertical’
Grateful Dane Distilling Co. has a limited supply of hand sanitizer but is looking to ramp up production. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
From spirits to sanitizer: See how distilleries are making a difference
Pflugerville ISD
Pflugerville ISD to launch new districtwide online instruction programs March 30
The Austin Board of Realtors is recommending all of its realtor members suspend in-person real estate showings until further notice. (Community Impact file photo)
ABoR ‘strongly discourages’ real estate showings
(Courtesy University of Texas at Austin)
Central Texas officials: 90% reduction in interaction needs to happen immediately