Williamson County building new road that will lead to Samsung site

Williamson County officials have announced a plan to construct a new county road in Taylor, Texas that leads to the Samsung site.

Texas animal shelter partially closed due to COVID, staff shortage

This year the shelter said they’ve been struggling to hire both full-time and part-time positions and with them now dealing with COVID they had no choice but to close.

Suspicious package determined safe, says Cedar Park police

Cedar Park police shared on Twitter just after 7 p.m. that officers would be clearing the scene shortly.

Hutto PD looking for two-man car burglary crew

Hutto police say during the early morning hours of Christmas Eve, two men hit several vehicles in Hutto neighborhoods, mostly targeting unlocked cars.

WCRAS adoption holiday hours, services center closure

The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is closing its Services Center until Jan. 2 due to a staffing shortage and a COVID-19 exposure.

Wilco votes to give CARES Act funds to Round Rock, Leander ISDs

The reason the county chose to delay the vote on the two school districts last week was their concerns with inappropriate books in the school systems.

Georgetown City Council approves new council district map

The new council districts, as well as other local and state district boundaries, will be effective in January.

Bat found dead in Cedar Park tests positive for rabies

Cedar Park Animal Control is reminding residents not to touch stray or unknown animals or wildlife and to make sure their pet's rabies vaccinations are up to date.

Texas Humane Heroes hosts 11th annual Home for the Holidays

Texas Humane Heroes hosts their 11th annual Home for the Holidays foster program in which a shelter dog spends four nights at a temporary home.

Leander ISD parents voice concerns about withheld CARES Act funding

Williamson County commissioners recently voted to withhold CARES Act funding from Leander and Round Rock ISDs over literature some parents say is inappropriate.

Hutto police investigating shooting involving two teen girls

The shooting happened in the afternoon at a home in the Hutto Town Square neighborhood. Police say one of the girls involved was seriously hurt.

Williamson County, Javier Ambler's family reach $5M settlement

Commissioners have agreed to give Ambler‘s family $5 million, with $1.6 million of it paid directly by the county with the remainder coming from the county’s insurance.