TEA Asks TX Educator To Monitor RRISD + RR Porch Pirate

Hey, people of Round Rock! Meagan Falcon here with today's Round Rock Daily.

Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a stray t-storm; warm. High: 80 Low: 69.

Weekly forecast:

Above normal temperatures will continue through Friday. A cold front will move through the region late Friday night into Saturday morning, bringing good rain chances and falling temperatures Saturday. Cold conditions continue Sunday with a chance of rain Sunday into Monday.

Here are the top 5 stories in Round Rock today:

1. Round Rock police are seeking the public's help to identify a woman who police say stole a package from a person's front porch in November. (Round Rock Patch)
2. A Texas Education Agency letter released in December states former Carroll ISD Superintendent David Faltys has been assigned to monitor Round Rock ISD. (Community Impact Newspaper)
3. A 98-acre municipal utility district called Meadowlark Preserve could come to an area just east of Pflugerville. (Community Impact Newspaper)
4. Two Texas men who were involved in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol have been detained and charged with assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon or resulting in bodily injury, among other criminal charges. (FOX 7 Austin)
5. While a few cases have been detected in Texas' metro areas, the omicron coronavirus variant is not as prevalent in the Lone Star State compared to most states, at this time. (Austin Patch)

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From my notebook:

• Shadow Cats: "On the third day of Cats-mas, our true loves gave to PopTart, three motion toys … A favorite cross-eyed kitty of many and just as sweet as his namesake, PopTart definitely wanted an advent calendar toy. " (Facebook)
• Round Rock Police Department: "Southbound traffic is being diverted off the highway and onto the frontage road at Hesters Crossing Road." (Facebook)
• Central Texas Feline Rescue: "Storybook Christmas indeed! Jaxx and Ruby Jane's very first Christmas. Couldn't ask for a happier ending. Didn't know which picture to post. So I posted them all." (Facebook)
• Charlyne's Pound Puppies: "Found dog at St. Paul’s Church in Thorndale. Please message us of if you know the owner." (Facebook)
• Williamson County and Cities Health District: "Help #SlowTheSpread in Williamson County!" (Facebook)

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Your friendly neighborhood journalist,

Meagan Falcon

Meagan covers local news for Patch in Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Pflugerville.

About Meagan: I was born and raised in Corpus Christi and spent three years covering breaking news and things to do in South Texas before I moved to the Austin Metro. When I am not reporting the news, I am enjoying a good book, tending to my garden and spending time with my pup. I am a green thumb novice so if y'all have gardening tips, I would love some.

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