🌱 Patch AM: How a wider I-35 between Round Rock and Georgetown could affect you

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In today's newsletter:

• How a wider I-35 between Round Rock and Georgetown could affect you

Also on today's calendar: Mystery Night 2026: As The Knife Twists and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 104 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 106, low: 77.
• Sunday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 105 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• I-35 could get even wider north of Austin. Here's what TxDOT has planned (statesman.com) — Round Rock drivers could see major changes on I-35 as TxDOT plans to widen a 13‑mile stretch between Round Rock and Georgetown with new HOV lanes, rebuilt interchanges, and added bike and pedestrian paths. The project is still in early design, and officials are asking for public feedback through August 28 while they study environmental impacts and search for construction funding.
   

📸 Around Round Rock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock

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Friday August 21
• Mystery Night 2026: As The Knife Twists →
  Penfold Theatre Company, 2120 N Mays St, Round Rock
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Round Rock: Trailside Market →
  Memorial Park- Brushy Creek, 600 N Lee St, Round Rock
  9:00 am
• Back to School Celebration
  Old Town El Cedar Ridge High School, 2801 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock, TX
  10:00 am
• RRISD Back to School Celebration
  Vic Robertson El Cedar Ridge High School, 2801 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock, TX
  10:00 am
Sunday August 23
• MEXICAN TRAIN
  American Legion George Johns Post 447 1000 North Georgetown Street, Round Rock, TX 78664
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Virtual Parent Information Night- PK, Kindergarten & 1st Grade
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  6:00 pm
• Virtual Parent Information Night- 2nd & 3rd Grade
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  6:30 pm
• Virtual Parent Information Night- 4th & 5th Grade
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Tennis (Varsity) vs. Leander @ SPHS
  Stony Point H S Stony Point High School, 1801 Tiger Trail, Round Rock, TX 78664
  3:30 pm
• Volleyball vs. Ellison @ SPHS
  Stony Point H S Stony Point High School, 1801 Tiger Trail, Round Rock, TX 78664
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Kinder Ceremony
  Deepwood El Round Rock, TX 78681
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Back to School Celebration
  Old Town El Cedar Ridge High School, 2801 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock, TX
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• Virtual Parent Information Night- PK, Kindergarten & 1st Grade
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  6:00 pm
• Virtual Parent Information Night- 2nd & 3rd Grade
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  6:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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