Round Rock, Leander ISDs to not receive federal funds over "inappropriate" books
Williamson County commissioners voted to allocate additional CARES Act funding to local school districts, except Round Rock and Leander.
Leander police investigates social media rumor of school violence
Throughout the weekend the school district sent out e-mails notifying parents and staff about rumors regarding an alleged threat of violence on campus.
Leander resident wins $1K per week for 20 years in Texas Lottery
The winning ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven Convenience Store located at 707 S. Highway 183 in Leander.
Leander ISD investigates social media threat against school campus
Police have confirmed there is no threat to any of the campuses, according to Leander ISD. The rumor on social media had stated that there was a threat of a shooting.
Breast cancer survivor urges women to get their routine mammograms
Breast cancer survivor Amber York of Leander is urging women not to skip their annual mammogram screening.
Leander ISD considering options after two bond proposals fail
Before any decision is made on what’s next, the Leander ISD school board will first have to certify the election results.
Voters to consider $772M Leander ISD bond in November election
The $772.2 million bond includes projects such as new school construction, technology updates and aging school improvements.
Leander ISD PTA opens South Clothes Closet at Four Points MS
The Leander ISD PTA officially opened a second clothes closet with a ribbon cutting Saturday at Four Points Middle School in Northwest Austin.
Leander ISD PTA to open second Clothes Closet for students
The closet provides gently used school clothes and brand-new underwear and socks for free to any student residing within Leander ISD's boundaries.
Water main break causes road closure in Leander
The break happened at North West Drive and West South Street and the road could be closed all week or even longer.
Leander seeing increase in car thefts, burglaries
Leander police said they’ve seen an increase in both car burglaries and car thefts in the city.
FOX 7 Discussion: Campaign to reinstate banned books at Leander ISD
Jonathan Friedman with PEN America joins Mike Warren to talk about the organization's campaign to re-instate banned books at Leander ISD.
Central Texas school board meetings plagued with disruptions
Round Rock Independent School District recently had to cut a meeting short due to frequent outbursts from the community.
COVID-19 forces sixth-graders in 3 Leander schools to go remote
Danielson, Wiley, and Canyon Ridge middle schools in Leander ISD all have made their sixth graders go temporarily remote due to COVID-19 clusters.
WCCHD recommends Leander ISD shut down schools for 10 days
WCCHD sent an email to the district Monday night recommending Leander ISD shut down and adjust health response protocols, according to the district.
Leander ISD school board votes to keep school mask mandate
A resolution was approved to extend the mask requirement through September 9 after the school board heard heated testimony from parents.
Leander ISD parents protest mask mandate
Viral outbreaks on Leander ISD campuses last year were managed by using masks, quarantines, and online classes.
Leander ISD to implement mask requirement starting Wednesday
All students, teachers, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks when indoors, including buses and all school buildings.
CapMetro expanding pickup service zones in Leander, Northeast ATX
The CapMetro Leander and Northeast ATX pickup service zones are expanding on Monday due to customer demand.
Mask debate continues as school year begins for some schools
The start of the 2021 school year was supposed to bring back some kind of normalcy for students, but the Delta Variant has made it difficult.