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In today's newsletter:

• How Round Rock's new tax rate will affect your city bill.
• What the next step on Round Rock's $82M Hwy. 79 project means.
• Round Rock park named in tragic killing tied to 9/11 reflection

Also on today's calendar: Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 100, low: 78.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Higher tax rate to fund operational, public safety staffing passes in Round Rock (communityimpact.com) — Round Rock City Council has finalized a higher property tax rate of $0.423 per $100 valuation and a $684.1 million budget starting October 1, funding new fire, police, and bond-funded facility staffing. With median home values down about 6%, the adopted rate sits $0.038 above the no-new-revenue level, meaning most homeowners will still see more city tax dollars collected.
   

• Springhill Restaurant closing, road projects, business news: Read 6 trending Austin-area stories (communityimpact.com) — Round Rock drivers could soon see long-awaited progress on the $82 million Hwy. 79 widening project, as environmental review and design work are expected later this year before land acquisition and utility moves begin. The brief roundup also notes Pflugerville's longtime Springhill Restaurant will close in October, underscoring changing traffic patterns and dining options around the Austin suburbs.
   

• Remembering the victims of 9/11 on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the attacks (reason.com) — A Round Rock park is mentioned somberly as the place where Andrew Wimsatt was fatally stabbed on Labor Day after visiting his mother at a local nursing home. The broader piece reflects on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, its victims, and how the attacks reshaped U.S. politics and security policies over the past quarter-century.
   

📸 Around Round Rock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes →
  Zoom @ Art Play Learn,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Dysfunkshun Junkshun →
  Bar Louie Round Rock, 270 Bass Pro Dr, Embassy Suites, Round Rock
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Clue at the Penfold Theatre →
  Penfold Theatre, 2120 North Mays Street, Round Rock
  1:30 pm
• Grand Parents Day Celebration →
  Allen R. Baca Center, Round Rock
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Round Rock Express Game →
  Dell Diamond, 3400 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock
• Photo Night at Round Rock Studio →
  575 Round Rock West Drive, Round Rock
• Historic Preservation Commission Annual Work Session →
  Round Rock TX
  4:00 pm
• Saints of Assisi Relics at St. William in Round Rock (Con una misa bilingüe) →
  Round Rock TX
  5:15 pm
Thursday September 24
• Story Behind the Page: Book Launch Party for VACANCY →
  River Camp, 101 River Overlook Rd, Georgetown
  7:00 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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🗞 Nearby News

Hutto

• $280 million data center coming to Hutto (communityimpact.com)
• Hutto ISD responds to teacher pay concerns (taylorpress.net)
• Copperas Cove falls to Hutto Hippos, 64-21 (fox44news.com)

Cedar Park

• Elite Metal Finishing plans $10 million Cedar Park facility, 170 jobs (williamsonreporter.com)
• Cedar Park approves $216 million budget, set higher tax rate (communityimpact.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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