Round Rock News

State Rep. Diana Maldonado cut the ribbon at a ceremony celebrating the opening of her new district office in Round Rock July 9, joined by representatives from the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Today DiscountElectronics.com opened its third retail location. This is the second store opened this year and the first in Round Rock, Texas.

State Representative Diana Maldonado and the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting event at Maldonadoa s new district office in Round Rock July 9 at 5:30 p.m. The new office is located at 1901 E. Palm Valley Blvd.

Fireworks suspected in blaze A fire that may have been started by fireworks burned 40 acres of brush and a couple of barns in Georgetown on Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

A hippo greets shoppers at Dragonfly Floral and Gifts in downtown Hutto. The city hopes to attract commercial and retail businesses to finance a larger portion of the operating budget.

The "Revenge of the Buns" veggie hot dog eating contest took place Saturday at the Tiniest Bar in Texas.

With fireworks cancelled or scaled back in some cities this year because of the cost, some areas are celebrating with a band.

Round Rock is the second-fastest growing large city in the nation for the 12 months that ended July 1, 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its annual population estimates released Wednesday.

Cary, Raleigh and Durham cracked the top 25 fastest growing cities list in the U.S. in 2008, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

July 2, 2009 CENSUS BUREAU: New Orleans was Nation's Fastest-Growing City in 2008 Population Getting Closer to Pre-Katrina Levels; WV Cities Continue to Lose population -- Except for Morgantown, Martinsburg By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Editor The population of New Orleans grew 8.2 percent in 2008, faster than any other large city in the ...

The population of New Orleans grew 8.2 percent in 2008, faster than any other large city in the U.S., according to population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

After her son Cal died of an undiagnosed disease, Heather Long with daughter Emily, 10 pursued creating a national database of such cases.

The H1N1 swine flu claimed its first Central Texas victim Monday. The Austin American-Statesman reported Monday that Pflugerville resident Ron Stowe, 49, died Saturday at Scott & Hospital in Temple.

The Texas unemployment rate jumped from 6.7 percent in April to 7.1 percent in May.

Main Category: Women's Health / Gynecology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 25 Jun 2009 - 3:00 PDT Caldera Medical, Inc.

The Fourth of July in Round Rock, Texas is a truly festive occasion. Round Rock and nearby communities host fun family activities throughout the day to help you and your family create a truly memorable holiday.

A fast-growing health care company has opened Williamson County's first residential hospice, a temporary medical home where patients can get symptoms stabilized, pain controlled and other care before moving back home, to a nursing home or somewhere else at the end of their lives.

Gloria Holbrook of Round Rock can't believe how hot it is outside. "Every time the utility bill comes, I look at it and touch the envelope and say, 'Please, be lower, be lower'," Holbrook said.

Dell has expanded its virtualization lineup for SMBs. Dell's virtualization offerings include ready-to-go virtualization hardware and software configurations.

Jennifer Atkinson of Austin was chosen tonight as a grand-prize winner at the 2009 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, which netted the Metz Elementary School teacher $10,000, as well as matching grant for her school.