🌱 Patch AM: How Round Rock ISD plans to protect programs as enrollment falls

What's up Round Rock! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Round Rock ISD plans to protect programs as enrollment falls
• How the Red Bud Lane widening will change driving in Round Rock
• National billiards star claims Texas Open title right here in Round Rock

Also on today's calendar: Live at Lakeview: Fit Fest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 96, low: 77.
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Round Rock ISD aims to protect programming amid enrollment uncertainty (communityimpact.com) — Round Rock ISD is grappling with a yearslong enrollment decline that could drop student numbers by roughly 10,000 by 2035-36, tightening state funding tied to attendance. District leaders say they're streamlining operations and staffing to save money while protecting popular programs like orchestra, robotics, and career and technical education that attract families to Round Rock schools.
   

• Check out 6 transportation updates from across the Austin metro (communityimpact.com) — Round Rock drivers should watch the ongoing Red Bud Lane North widening, which is transforming the two-lane road into a four-lane divided corridor with new intersections and pedestrian improvements through spring 2027. Funded partly by Round Rock bonds and sales tax revenue, it's one of several major transportation projects across the Austin metro that will reshape commutes and safety in coming years.
   

• Shuff comes from the loss side to win the $20k-added Texas Open's One Pocket division (azbilliards.com) — A major $20,000-added One Pocket division of the Texas Open just wrapped up at Skinny Bob's Billiards in Round Rock, where veteran pro Brandon Shuff battled through a stacked field to claim the title. Over several marathon matches, he fought back from the loss side, double-dipping Jeffrey De Luna in the finals and reinforcing Round Rock's role as a destination for high-level cue sports.
   

📸 Around Round Rock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock

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Monday September 7
• Labor Day: Student & Staff Holiday
  7th H S - Northeast Round Rock, TX 78681
• Student/Staff Holiday
  Old Town El Round Rock, TX 78681
• Labor Day - Student/Staff Holiday
  Round Rock H S Round Rock, TX 78681
• Labor Day Holiday
  Bluebonnet El Round Rock, TX 78681
Tuesday September 8
• RRHS Golf (JV-W Boys) vs Westlake
  Round Rock H S Lions Municipal
• RRHS Tennis - JV vs. Westwood HS
  Round Rock H S Westwood HS
  4:00 pm
• 7th Football Game vs Hopewell @Stony Point HS
  James Garland Walsh Middle Stony Point Tiger Stadium, Round Rock, TX 78664, USA
  5:00 pm
• PK-2nd Grade Parent Info Night
  Chandler Oaks El Round Rock, TX 78681
  5:00 pm
• RRHS Volleyball games vs Westlake HS
  Round Rock H S Round Rock HS
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Live at Lakeview: Fit Fest →
  Round Rock LakeView Stage, 1501 Harrell Pkwy, Round Rock
  8:00 am
• Annual Fall Fair at Palm Valley Lutheran Church →
  Palm Valley Lutheran Church, 2500 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock
  10:00 am
• Mainly Art →
  Downtown Round Rock, 221 E Main St, Round Rock
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Everyone please be safe this Labor Day weekend and try to be a help to others, share love and kindness!
  Who may I ask is grilling? Happy Friday September 4th from SilverFoxtress (Nextdoor Paloma Lake)
• I can no longer refer myself or anyone.
  Next door wants me to sign up for business page (Nextdoor Round Rock West)

• Buckle posted a job opening for Freight Coordinator (Full-time) in Round Rock. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Round Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Round Rock here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Catch up on the 6 most-read Pflugerville and Hutto area stories from August (communityimpact.com)
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Cedar Park

• What Foundation Repair in Cedar Park, TX Involves, in Detail (thedetroitbureau.com)
• Aeon discloses new specs for its Zeus tactical missile (defence-blog.com)

Ok Round Rock! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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