🌱 Patch AM: Which Round Rock roads are getting rebuilt, widened, or extended next?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Round Rock roads are getting rebuilt, widened, or extended next?
• Is your car, storage unit, or neighborhood project in these new notices?
• How did a UT dorm startup become Round Rock's global tech giant?

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 102 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 101, low: 77.
• Sunday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 98 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Learn more about 5 Round Rock transportation projects (communityimpact.com) — Major road work is underway or coming soon on several key Round Rock corridors, including Deepwood Drive, South Chisholm Trail, Smyers Lane, and Red Bud Lane. The city details construction timelines, traffic shifts, and funding sources so drivers can anticipate lane closures, new roundabouts, and long-term improvements stretching through 2027.
   

• Citizen Alerts: August 30, 2026 (wilcosun.com) — Several new legal and public notices directly affect Round Rock residents, including an impounded vehicle at Round Rock Towing and a Sept. 9 storage-unit auction on Red Bud Lane. Local readers also get details on major utility district bond sales, upcoming Georgetown and Williamson County public hearings, and bids for infrastructure projects that will shape growth just beyond Round Rock's borders.
   

• What is Dell? (qz.com subscription) — Dell Technologies, headquartered in Round Rock, has grown from a UT dorm-room startup into one of the world's largest PC and enterprise hardware makers. The company now sells computers, servers, and AI infrastructure globally, employs over 100,000 people, and remains a major corporate presence tied closely to the Round Rock economy.
   

📸 Around Round Rock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock

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Saturday August 29
• Campus Cleanup Day
  Old Town El Round Rock, TX 78681
• RRHS Volleyball @ Volleypalooza Varsity Tournament
  Round Rock H S Round Rock HS
• HALL RENTAL - BRIANDA CERVANTES
  American Legion George Johns Post 447 1000 North Georgetown Street, Round Rock, TX 78664
• ZAVALA BDAY PARTY- LOUNGE
  American Legion George Johns Post 447 1000 North Georgetown Street, Round Rock, TX 78664
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• UHE BoosterThon Fundraiser
  Union Hill El Round Rock, TX 78664
• RRHS Tennis - Varsity vs. Georgetown HS
  Round Rock H S Georgetown HS
  4:00 pm
• Parent Information Night Kindergarten- Start in Cafe end in your cl
  Great Oaks El Round Rock, TX 78681
  5:30 pm
• Water Polo vs. RRHS
  Cedar Ridge H S RRISD Aquatic Center, Aquatics Center, 2801 Gattis School Rd, R
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Kona Ice @ Behrens Amenity Center
  Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
  3:00 pm
• RRHS Tennis - Varsity vs. Cedar Ridge HS
  Round Rock H S RRHS Courts
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• RRHS Volleyball @ Volleypalooza Varsity Tournament
  Round Rock H S Round Rock HS
• Campus Cleanup Day
  Old Town El Round Rock, TX 78681

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy National Dog Day.
  This is Charlie about 10 yrs old. He's an old soul. :) (Nextdoor Chisholm Valley West)
• HAPPY National Dog Day!!
  So you're telling me the ball never left your hand!! (Nextdoor Greenlawn Place)

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub-1 in Round Rock. Apply here.
• Moore Clean posted a job opening for Overnight Porter in Round Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Round Rock here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Names released of six men accused in child-exploitation probe (taylorpress.net)
• Predicting data centers' energy and health impacts (harvard.edu)
• Texas State Technical College expands manufacturing programs to meet Central Texas workforce demand (kvue.com)

Cedar Park

• Chicken, pizza and BBQ lead 8 new Austin metro dining updates (communityimpact.com)
• Scheels holds ribbon cutting ahead of Aug. 29 opening (communityimpact.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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