Williamson County

The Williamson County and Cities Health District is now recommending people — regardless of vaccination status— wear a mask in public, keep 6 feet apart from others they don’t live with and avoid crowds.

Organizers say an online Pride event last year helped make the presence of the LGBTQ community known in the historically conservative area.

Round Rock ISD named Hafedh Azaiez the sole finalist in May, and the school board approved his appointment on Monday. Parents had asked for a delay to allow for more public input.

Nunca antes se había detectado un caso del Virus del Nilo Occidental en el condado de Williamson a estas alturas del año desde que las autoridades empezaron a recolectar muestras de trampas para mosquitos en 2013.

This is the earliest in a year that the virus has been detected since county health officials started testing mosquitos in 2013.

The Round Rock and Hays school districts will not be offering virtual learning next year after state funds fall through.

"Today's announcement that charges will be streamlined for both counties jointly to prosecute is one we see as a more efficient — and ideally expeditious — path to justice," Ambler's family said in a statement Wednesday.

The 40-year-old Black man from Pflugerville died while in the custody of Williamson County sheriff's deputies. The encounter was filmed by a television crew from "Live PD."

The former deputy has been charged with oppression and assault after body camera footage shows he grabbed a domestic violence victim by the throat and shoved her against the wall.

The law, named for a Black man who died after being tasered by Williamson County deputies, would prohibit law enforcement agencies from entering into contracts with reality television shows.