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Harini Logan, 10, won the 66th annual Express-News Spelling Bee at the University of Texas at San Antonio downtown campus on March 17, 2019. For 2021, the event is slated to be held in March at the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre in New Braunfels. (Photo by Jerry Lara, courtesy the San Antonio Express News)
New Braunfels to host regional spelling bee and more Central Texas news
Laura Colangelo
Q&A: Laura Colangelo discusses challenges facing private schools during pandemic
Schools now have the power to temporarily suspend on-campus instruction if “a significant number of the instructional staff at the campus is impacted due to a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak." (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas Education Agency authorizes schools to close doors for 14 days due to coronavirus-related staffing concerns
Screen shot of two men and a little girl in the Travis County Commissioners Court chambers
Andy Brown sworn in as Travis County Judge, accepting baton from interim Judge Sam Biscoe
Photo of the Travis County sign
Travis County takes stock of CARES Act dollars as clock ticks on remaining funds
Photo of Andy Brown wearing a mask
Travis County Judge-elect Andy Brown to be sworn in Nov. 17
A band performs at the Mohawk on Red River Street. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin City Council eyes tax incentives in effort to rescue local businesses from pandemic closure
A runoff election is required for school board and City Council races in which no candidate earns more than 50% of the total votes. (Christopher Neely/Community impact Newspaper)
Close races force runoffs in two Austin City Council elections, two Austin ISD board elections
Courtesy Michael McCaul
Incumbent Michael McCaul likely victor in race for U.S. Rep. District 10
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
MAP: A look at early voter turnout by county in Texas
Photo of new construction in process
South Austin developer sues city in ongoing saga to improve permitting process
PfISD received a total of 613 name recommendations for Elementary No. 22 and Middle School No. 7, district officials said Oct. 15. (Rendering courtesy Pflugerville ISD)
Pflugerville ISD names Elementary No. 22 after former teacher and more top Central Texas news from this week
The bakery is known for its Texas Sized Donut weighing 2 pounds and can trace its history back to 1926 when Reinhold R. Moehring opened the shop in downtown Round Rock. (Community Impact file photo courtesy Round Rock Donuts)
Round Rock Donuts coming to Cedar Park and more Central Texas news
Graphic visualization of coronavirus
UT experts predict a 96% chance of worsening COVID-19 rates in Travis County in coming weeks
Pedestrians walk down Sixth Street, passing bar Toulouse, which is closed. Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe announced Oct. 14 that bars in the county would not reopen, despite permission from the governor to do so at 50% capacity. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Travis County judge: Bars will not reopen, despite permission from governor to do so