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🌱 New Fire Station + New COVID-19 Test Site + Search For Montez
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in North Austin-Pflugerville.
Good morning, North Austin-Pflugerville! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in town.
First, today's weather:
Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler. High: 53 Low: 32.
Here are the top stories today in North Austin-Pflugerville:
- On Friday, Feb. 11, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for the Travis County ESD No. 2 Station 6 located at 1722 Weiss Lane. The community was invited to celebrate, and "The Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce was also present for event." For more details on the new fire station, please visit: (KEYE TV CBS Austin)
- A new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site will open in Pflugerville on Monday, Feb. 14 at Heritage Park, located at 901 Old Austin Hutto Road. The place will open Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The venue is made possible "through the cooperation between Austin Public Health, the City of Pflugerville and Spartan Medical" and test results "are provided by Spartan Medical." COVID-19 tests are free of charge and insurance is not required. "To register, visit the website and register as a new patient" and "when prompted, enter APFLGVHP as the office location code." (KVUE.com)
- Police are still searching for Luis Angel Montes, 35, who is charged with murdering Camerina Trujillo Perez, 38, from Pflugerville. Although they were last seen on Monday, Jan. 24, the family didn't report them missing until Tuesday, Jan. 25. If you have any information on the case or know anything on Montes' whereabouts, please contact the Travis County Sheriff's Office at 512-854-1444 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS (8477). For more information on the case, visit: (KEYE TV CBS Austin)
Today in North Austin-Pflugerville:
- 20 percent off Pottery Painting! (10 a.m.)
- Can Buy Me Love Market at Hotel San Jose. (Noon)
- Romancing Our Readers Virtual Event Hosted by Pflugerville Library. (3 p.m.)
- Galentines Mixer in Pflugerville. For more information visit happeningnext.com. (4 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- "The 2022-23 Pflugerville ISD school calendar has been posted online. Start date, holidays, early release dates and more can be found at: https://www.pfisd.net/cms/lib/." (Facebook)
- "Warn Central Texas alerts provide severe weather information via text, phone call and email. Be prepared for an emergency by registering today at WarnCentralTexas.org." (Facebook)
- Pflugerville Library is excited to announce a brand new eResource: LOTE Online for Kids! "LOTE" stands for Languages Other Than English, and this wonderful service offers over 1,350 digital books for children in over 45 languages — Arabic, Vietnamese, and everything in between! Each book is also provided with an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills. Get started today by visiting pflugervilletx.gov/eresources!" (Facebook)
- "The City of Pflugerville's Utility Billing office will be closed all day on Thursday, Feb. 17. All other city offices remain open. For a list of other ways to pay your utility bill while our office is closed, visit utilitybilling.pflugervilletx.gov/payment-options." (Facebook)
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— Gabriela Couvillion
About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!
