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Local news for Leander, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

4 hrs ago | Hill Country News

Leander passes abandoned vehicle ordinance

The Leander City Council unanimously approved an ordinance last week that will not allow residents to have vehicles parked in their yards, or any unpaved surface, for lengthy periods of time.

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Related Topix: Cedar Park, TX, Georgetown, TX, Austin Metro

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Hill Country News

Fire destroys garage at Blue Ridge Pkwy home on Monday

A house fire started Monday afternoon at 310 South Blue Ridge Parkway. While the cause of the fire has not been determined yet, Cedar Park Assistant Fire Chief James Mallinger said his initial investigation ...

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Related Topix: Cedar Park, TX, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Jollyville, TX

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Company to bring 125 new jobs to Leander

A manufacturing company moving to Leander says it will create as many as 125 technical jobs in the city in the next three years.

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Related Topix: Pflugerville, TX, Austin Metro, Austin, TX

Hill Country News

Leander church to organize lunches for city employees

Christian Family Church will feed more than 100 Leander firemen, policemen, city employees, and their families on Saturday, July 26, from 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. at the Pat Bryson Municipal Hall as a "thank you ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

Hill Country News

Leander passes abandoned vehicle ordinance

The Leander City Council unanimously approved an ordinance last week that will not allow residents to have vehicles parked in their yards, or any unpaved surface, for lengthy periods of time.

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Related Topix: Cedar Park, TX, Georgetown, TX, Austin Metro

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Hill Country News

Jealousy text? Man stabs wife multiple times

Messages to another man spark domestic dispute, stabbing in Leander, say police Text messages sent in the wee hours of the morning may have led Leander resident Timothy Washington to stab his wife multiple ...

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Related Topix: Williamson County, TX, Georgetown, TX

Hill Country News

New Leander restaurant burglarized last week - twice

The owners of Lily's Cafe and Cantina in Leander - formerly known as Tony's Cafe - are offering a cash reward for information leading to arrests involving two recent burglaries of their restaurant.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Austin Metro

Community Impact Newspaper

Crime consistent with population

Police departments in Leander and Cedar Park are evolving to meet the changing and increasing demands of the communities.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

Austin American Statesman

No parking on the lawn in Leander, council says.

Officials say ordinance stems from complaints from residents. By Melissa Mixon AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, July 18, 2008 Getting parked cars off lawns in Leander will go a long way to making the city more ...

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Related Topix: Cedar Park, TX, Austin Metro, Georgetown, TX

Austin American Statesman

Potential new Capital Metro problem: popularity

Picture, if you will, a morning in January next year. We're at Capital Metro's new Howard Lane/MoPac Boulevard train station, the third stop along the new commuter line.

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Related Topix: Wells Branch, TX, Cedar Park, TX, Austin Metro, Austin, TX

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Text messaging leads to stabbing

A Leander man is accused of stabbing his wife 16 times after learning that she was sending text messages to another man, an arrest affidavit said.

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Related Topix: Williamson County, TX, Austin Metro

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Georgetown council considers $87 million road and park bond proposal

The City Council on Tuesday trimmed more than $38 million from a $126 million bond proposal for road and park improvements.

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Related Topix: Georgetown, TX, Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Round Rock, TX

Sat Jul 12, 2008

KEYE-TV Austin

Leander Restricting Water Use to During Roadwork

In Leander Thursday, residents are coping with the first full day of strict water restrictions to fix a deadly stretch of roadway.

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Related Topix: Cedar Park, TX, Jonestown, TX

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Students talk about sex education and abstinence

The Rev. Jim Siegel of Round Rock usually starts his discussion with teens by asking them what they think they can wear all the time that will protect them from pregnancies and STDs.

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Related Topix: Round Rock, TX, Education Etc., Austin, TX

KEYE-TV Austin

Leander Water Restriction Ends

The city of Leander has lifted its mandatory water restrictions. The restrictions were because of a road construction project.

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Related Topix: Cedar Park, TX, Jonestown, TX

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Community Impact Newspaper

ACC in Leander

The Austin Community College Board of Trustees voted unanimously July 7 to approve moving forward with negotiations to purchase between 50 and 100 acres in Leander.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

News 8 Austin

Add to Video Cart...

Ten days before an arsonist set fire to the 152-year-old Governor's Mansion, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper assigned to the Capitol expressed concern in a memo about inadequate security there.

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Krusee: Central Texas needs to get moving on rail projects

"We're going to be the most aggressive builder of light rail lines of any community in the United States for the next three years." - Houston Mayor Bill White Austin is among the most passive.

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Related Topix: Texas, Manor, TX, Elgin, TX, Houston, TX, Federal Detention Center, Houston, Federal Prisons, Opinion

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Is your garden getting temperamental?

Hire a garden coach, a relatively new type of consultant who can help whip your garden into shape.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Austin, TX, Austin Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Round Rock opening four new campuses; Leander school board officers elected

The Georgetown school district recently published on its Web site these suggestions from the Williamson County and Cities Health District on how to avoid recreational water-related illnesses: Do not swallow ...

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Related Topix: Williamson County, TX, Round Rock, TX, Education Etc.

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Leander, Texas is located in Travis County and is part of the Austin Metro Area. Zip codes in Leander, TX include 78641, 78645, and 78646.

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