🌱 New Tactical Training Facility + PEC Center To Open In 2023

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First, today's weather:

Ice, then rain. High: 41 Low: 27.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Cedar Park-Leander:

1. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) started construction on a new transmission center in Leander in December 2021 and expects to be operating its own transmission plant from the new center by the end of 2023. PEC Chief Executive Officer Julie Parsley said PEC operating its own transmission "will improve reliability and result in long-term financial benefits for co-op members. It also will give PEC a voice in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market." (DailyTrib)
2. A Special Operations National Guardsman and elite former MMA fighter, Tim Kennedy, is opening Sheepdog Response in Cedar Park on Feb. 26. Sheepdog Response will be the headquarters of his new tactical training facility which teaches "situational awareness, weapons retention, arrest, and control, graduated response in escalation of force, active shooter response, and a myriad of other things." (PR)
3. There is another winter weather advisory for today, Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. to Friday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. Elevated roads, isolated bridges, and overpasses may be icy. (KXAN)

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Today in Cedar Park-Leander:

• City Council Meeting, At Cedar Park City Council Chambers (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A 5 week old Frenchie puppy named Morgan needs help! Click here and donate to Austin Bulldog Rescue to help save his life. (Facebook)
• Ready for a date night without the kids? Twin Lakes Family YMCA has got you covered! Kids Night Out is Saturday, Feb. 26. Click the link for more information. (Facebook)
• Makerspace is a program for Rouse High School students to express themselves and be creative. Help fund this program and more by donating to LEER (Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation) through Amplify Austin. (Facebook)

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— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!