🌱 Purchasing Reptiles + Leander History + Local Top 20 NCAA Swimmer

Good morning, people of Cedar Park-Leander! It's me again, Rose Mendez, your host of the Cedar Park-Leander Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and hot. High: 95 Low: 71.

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

1. At the end of April, in the Premier Athletic Complex in Leander, writer Madeleine Aggeler attended the HERPS Austin Exotic Reptile and Pet Show. At the expo, she was startled that anyone could easily purchase small snakes, geckos, scorpions, tree frogs, tarantulas, baby caimans, and more. She said it "felt like a cross between a petting zoo and a sample sale." (Texas Monthly)
2. Liberty Hill Independent looks at some of the important dates in Leander's history. Leander dates back to the mid-1800s, and in 1899, the Leander High School Association was established. The Leander ISD now claims to be the largest school district in Williamson County. Leander was incorporated in 1978. The Leanderthal Lady, a skeleton of a pre-historic human female at the Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Site, was discovered in 1982. (Liberty Hill Independent)
3. Jillian Cox, from Cedar Park, was ranked number 14 in SwimSwam's "Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls High School Class of 2023." SwimSwam said Cox is a "great distance swimmer" and "already has an NCAA invite time in the 500 free and in the mile." (SwimSwam)

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Today in Cedar Park-Leander:

• Chamber University - How To Build Trust Online To Grow Your Business At Cedar Park Chamber Office (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a job in the Cedar Park-Leander area? Patch and ZipRecruiter created a list of the latest job openings in the area! (Cedar Park-Leander Patch)
• Cedar Park Public Library will be closed on Thursday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for Staff Development Day. The library will be open from 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on May 19. (Twitter)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— 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!