🌱 Transportation Special Election + New P. Terry's Location

Get on up, Cedar Park-Leander! Let's get this Thursday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 57 Low: 41.

Here are the top 4 stories in Cedar Park-Leander today:

1. According to filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P. Terry's will be expanding with a new Cedar Park location. P. Terry's is an Austin-based fast food community favorite that will be located at 825 W. Whitestone Blvd. The new location will cost $1.2 million to build and they will be offering $15 an hour for full-time employees. (KVUE.com)
2. Music artist and global pop icon Paulina Rubio will be visiting Cedar Park to promote her new hit track and her branded tequila. You can listen to her hit 'Yo Soy' and try her tequila 'Get Hot Tequila' before she visits Cedar Park this Spring. Rubio has received nearly 70 awards for her music as well as seven Grammy award nominations. (GlobeNewswire)
3. At a Tuesday night meeting, the Leander City Council has voted to hold a special election to determine if the city will be separating ties with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The special election will be on May 7 and will determine if the one percent sales tax imposed on Leander residents will continue. In 2021, that sales tax accounted for $9.8 million being paid to the Transit Authority. (KVUE.com)
4. With the win over Liberty Hill, the Cedar Park girl's basketball team continues its 50-game winning streak. The Timberwolves are the defending 5A state champions. (KXAN.com)

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Today in Cedar Park-Leander:

• City Council Meeting At Cedar Park City Hall (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Cedar Park reminds the community to keep their carts out if their trash or recycling does not get picked up. Crews will collect it the following day. (Facebook)
• Cedar Park is donating its leftover hay from the Halloween at the Hall event to help keep animals warm at the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. (Facebook)
• Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation announced that Girls Who Code is once again offering free, virtual summer opportunities. Click for more information and on how to apply. (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.