EDUCATION
Students gather outside O. Henry Middle School for the first day of classes in the 2021-22 school year Aug. 17. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Austin ISD students return to class; WilCo officials advise caution with fireworks
A guide to senior living in Lake Travis-Westlake and the Greater Austin Area was published by Community Impact Newspaper in December. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Best of 2021: 5 guides for Lake Travis-Westlake
Parents address the school board at the Dec. 15 Lake Travis ISD school board meeting. (Grace Dickens/Community Impact Newspaper)
Lake Travis ISD to install air filters districtwide
The sunrise on Feb. 15 revealed unusual amounts of snow had fallen overnight in western Travis County due to Winter Storm Uri. Unprecedented cold temperatures and high demand for electricity has led the Pedernales Electric Cooperative to ask customers to reduce energy usage. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Here are the top 10 most-read stories from Lake Travis-Westlake in 2021
Berkeley2 Academy relocated to the Westlake area in September. (Courtesy Berkeley2 Academy)
College prep school Berkeley2 Academy relocates and expands in Westlake area
NFM, previously known as Nebraska Furniture Mart, will be the anchor of the 117-acre project located on New Hope Drive between 183A and US 183. The company has one other Texas store located in The Colony in north Texas. (Courtesy NFM)
$400M development coming to Cedar Park; state sends monitor for Round Rock ISD and more top Central Texas news
A Texas Education Agency letter shared by Round Rock ISD states that former Carroll ISD Superintendent David Falty has been assigned to monitor the district. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: TEA assigns former Carroll ISD superintendent to monitor Round Rock ISD school board; Zoho opens new office in New Braunfels and more top news
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Leander ISD hires first chief of diversity, equity, inclusion
exterior of Vandegrift High School
Leander ISD to file legal complaint for Four Points Middle, Vandegrift High access road project
Lake Travis ISD school board approved a $6.6 million bid Dec. 15 for general contractor Austin Engineering for the Vail Divide expansion project near LTISD’s Bee Cave Middle School. (Grace Dickens/Community Impact Newspaper) 
Lake Travis ISD approves bid for bridge over Little Barton Creek as part of Vail Divide extension
COVID-19 booster shots have driven a recent uptick in demand for vaccines. (Courtesy Austin Public Health)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Austin Public Health officials say they are prepared for omicron variant; Klein ISD approves 2022-23 school year calendar and more top news
Frisco ISD finalized the calendar for the 2022-23 school year at the Dec. 13 board of trustees meeting. (Community Impact file photo)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Frisco ISD approves 2022-23 academic calendar; 13 businesses now open or coming soon to Round Rock and more top news
The company offers smoked meats, sausages and more food items. (Courtesy 1845 Meat Co.)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: 1845 Meat Co. now open in New Braunfels; 37-acre mixed-use development coming to Rosenberg in 2023 and more top news
The grand opening of Plano ISD's Robinson Fine Arts Center has been postponed (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Plano ISD postpones grand opening of Robinson Fine Arts Center; Cypress Christian School to relocate to Bridgeland in 2025 and more top news
The Learning Experience has several locations in the Austin area. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
New preschool coming to Lakeway in February
Consuelo Mendez Middle School has consistently received poor ratings from the Texas Education Agency. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
State threatens to take over Austin ISD board; Austin begins urban trail design on abandoned corridor and more top Central Texas news
Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle and Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey celebrated the Louetta Road project completion with a ribbon-cutting Dec. 7. (Courtesy Harris County Precinct 4)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Louetta Road extension, bridge over Little Cypress Creek opens; food truck park fills ‘food void’ in Cedar Park and more top news
Tewbeleaux's Cajun Grill opened in Northwest Austin on Nov. 2. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Tewbeleaux's Cajun Grill opens first Central Texas location in Northwest Austin; House of Pies opens in Cypress and more top news
Consuelo Mendez Middle School has consistently received poor ratings from the Texas Education Agency. (Community Impact Newspaper)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: State could take over AISD school board if poorly-rated campus does not improve; new furniture store to open in McKinney and more top news