ROUND ROCK DAILY: What You Need To Know Today (Tue, Oct 19)

Get on up, Round Rock! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sun and areas of high clouds. High: 80 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Round Rock:

1. Central Texas Housing Market Continues Calming Trend | KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX (newsradioklbj.com)
2. Report: MLB Teams To Pay for Minor League Housing in 2022 (Sports Illustrated)
3. 4 businesses coming to Cedar Park, Leander (Community Impact Newspaper)
4. DCTF Small College Review: UIW is a contender, Angelo State clips UTPB, Goodbye to NJCAA title hopes (Dave Campbell's Texas Football)
5. 4 Round Rock ISD elementary schools named among the best in Texas (KVUE.com)
6. Carolyn Scalan named the 2021 Outstanding Elementary Art Educator by the Texas Art Education Association (Round Rock ISD News)
7. Coronavirus updates in Central Texas: Monday schools and stat tracker (KVUE.com)
8. Apple employee, who was vocal on discrimination, fired (Al Jazeera English)
9. Kaspar, Tornados take convincing 4-0 victory over Dallas Christian (Concordia University Tornados Athletics)
10. 1 dead, another injured in northeast Travis County rollover crash (KXAN.com)
11. Rangers History Today: Nolan Ryan Resigns as CEO (Sports Illustrated)

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Today in Round Rock:

• The Pirate Queen's Hangover (9:00 AM)

Round Rock Patch Notebook

• Shadow Cats: "Many of you are aware of the tragic fire at the facility in Georgetown a few weeks ago which resulted in many animal deaths. We can't imagine such a loss and our hearts go out to those who lost beloved companions and to the owners. At Sh..." (Facebook)
• Shadow Cats: "Every space at Shadow Cats is reserved for special needs cats or those with feline leukemia. Ya'll, we have had an influx of healthy, adoptable cats that for one reason or another have either arrived because of false Felv positives or re..." (Facebook)
• Shadow Cats: "Lizzie, our little guardian of the front door, enjoying some outdoor time on the catio!" (Facebook)
• Shadow Cats: "Stanley is wondering if you've checked out our auction? A team of amazing crafters from all over the country put a lot of time and effort into creating masterpieces for us to sell at our Fabulous Fall Auction. Click on the link below to ..." (Facebook)
• Shadow Cats: "Exactly two weeks till Strut Your Mutt is done for 2021 and we are inch worming a bit each day. http://support.bestfriends.org/goto/CatScoot2021 If you have already supported us for SYM 2021, thank you and please share. If not, might you..." (Facebook)
• Round Rock Police Department: "If you’re waiting until the last minute to buy Halloween candy, consider donating some food to the Round Rock Area Serving Center while you’re at it. Members of RRPD as well as the U.S. Army will be collecting donations at all Round Rock..." (Facebook)
• Round Rock ISD: "Gattis Elementary School Art Teacher Carolyn Scalan has been named the 2021 Outstanding Elementary Art Educator by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA), the nation's largest professional art education association. The award is give..." (Facebook)
• Shadow Cats: "So many amazing crafters joined in to make our Fabulous Fall Auction successful! Check out some of their current crafted items here! https://tinyurl.com/4t4r5ch6 and bid today!" (Facebook)
• Round Rock Police Department: "If you’re waiting until the last minute to buy Halloween candy, consider donating some food to the Round Rock Area Serving Center while you’re at it. Members of RRPD as well as the U.S. Army will be collecting donations at all Round Rock..." (Instagram)
• Concordia High School (Pflugerville/Round Rock): "The National Honor Society (NHS) elevates a school’s commitment to the values of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. These four pillars have been associated with membership in the organization since its inception in 1921. We..." (Facebook)
• Teravista Elementary PTA: "We really do have the best school community! We put out a call for families to come decorate the sidewalks of TvE with chalk art to help brighten the day of our wonderful staff and - WOW! - you all showed up in the biggest way! We are so..." (Facebook)
• Walsh Middle School PTA: "Join us for Frios TODAY!!!" (Facebook)
• Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department: " THIS SATURDAY IT'S #Free! Join us for a BOO-tiful night at this fun trick or treating event for children with special needs and their families! Trick or treat from car to car, trunk to trunk! #costumes encouraged! Oct. 23, 2021, fr..." (Facebook)
• Round Rock ISD: "Early Voting has begun! Polls are open through Oct. 29. On the ballot: State Constitutional Amendments and more. Visit your county's website to find what's on your ballot, polling locations and times. Every Election Matters. Every Vo..." (Facebook)
• Round Rock Public Library: "The Learning Lab is here! Come up to the 2nd Floor on Sundays between 2-4 to learn about all the free, online, self-paced digital courses available for you to grow your business, job, technical, and creative skills!" (Facebook)
• PFISD Caldwell Elementary: "Caldwell Families, Please check the Principal's Blog on our website. Principal Dossey has some important updates that were not included in last week's Caldwell Connection newsletter. Have a great week, White Tigers! : https://www.pfisd..." (Facebook)
• Hernandez Middle School PTA: "Tomorrow is PICTURE DAY!" (Facebook)
• Ridgeview Middle School PTA: "Eat at Panda Express this coming Wednesday and help support our PTA programs! Show this flier when you check out." (Facebook)
• Greater Round Rock Community Foundation: "Come join us for the Future Fund Kickoff Party! Everyone is invited, dinner and drinks provided. Thursday, October 28th from 6-8pm Nyle Maxwell's Vehicles Unique - 3 Sierra Way, Georgetown For more information about Future Fund and to RS..." (Facebook)
• Texas State University Round Rock Campus: "Let's make amazing things happen this week, Bobcats!" (Facebook)
• Round Rock Arts: "UPCYCLED Art Spotlight: Martha Kull with "Color Smash City" (collage: $300). Look closely at this piece and you may see the same pedestrians walking up and down the streets of this fun town. On view thru 11/5 at the Downtowner Gallery (2..." (Facebook)
• Round Rock Arts: "Check out this call for art, closing soon" (Facebook)
• Teravista Elementary PTA: "Spirit Wear Update - The Spirit Wear order is running behind; as soon as the shirts come in we'll get them delivered! Thank you for your patience!" (Facebook)
• Herrington Elementary PTA: "Clancy the Candy Monster will be lurking at the front door of the school during school hours for the next two weeks! Feed him candy and he'll be a good monster. It's not too late to sign up to do a trunk at our Trunk Or Treat! Email Dall..." (Facebook)
• Williamson County and Cities Health District: "Flu season is frightful. Get your vaccines by October 31st to say "Boo!" to the flu, and COVID-19, too!" (Facebook)
• Old Town Elementary PTA: "Let’s make this year’s Trunk or Treat the best one yet! Are you interested in hosting a trunk?! Sign up here - we need your help! https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080b4fada82ba4fd0-oldtown1" (Facebook)
• Round Rock Public Library: "We are inching ever closer to the official kick off of National Novel Writing Month or #NaNoWriMo! This week's prep is "Find and Manage Your Time" (October 18-24). We'll be announcing special events starting next week and running all the..." (Facebook)
• Round Rock Public Library: "Have you done much exploring of our #DigitalLibrary? This means all the stuff you can access through us for free with your library card, from Libby for your audio and ebooks, to LinkedIn Learning to build your skills, to Tumblebooks for ..." (Facebook)
• TBW Women. Connected.: "National Business Women’s Week (NBWW) was first observed in 1928. To this day, NBWW is a salute to recognize and honor the achievements of working women throughout history. In honor of the many women in our community, the South-West Texa..." (Facebook)
• CHASCO Family YMCA: "#MondayMotivation Keep on, keepin' on! Don't give up on those goals. Crush it at the Y every day this week! " (Facebook)

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— Celeste "Pirate Queen" Wetzel

About me: The original Pirate Queen and QA engineer for Patch. Did you know that this week I have worked at least two fourteen hour days? This sprint has been nuts and the engineering team has been keeping me hopping non-stop. I'm exhausted and very close to needing a vacation.

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