🌱 How a state chip grant is already fueling growth in Elgin

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In today's newsletter:

• How a state chip grant is already fueling growth in Elgin

Also on today's calendar: Tech Thursday.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 61.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 79 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another semiconductor facility being built in Texas, this time at UT Austin – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — State semiconductor funding has already helped Yerico Manufacturing expand its operations in Elgin, and now a new $4.8 million grant is backing a quantum-enhanced semiconductor metrology lab at UT Austin. The project is part of Texas’ broader CHIPS initiative, which is steering hundreds of millions of dollars into chip and quantum research across the state.
   

📸 Around Elgin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elgin

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Christmas Photos with Santa
  Rush Chevrolet, 1395 US-290, Elgin
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Tech Thursday
  404 N Main St , Elgin
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Senior Technology Class
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St. , Taylor
  10:00 am
• The Del Valle Mobile Library at Hornsby Bend
  Central Health Hornsby Bend Health & Wellness Center , 3700 Gilbert Rd , Austin
  10:30 am
• 45min Yoga Flow
  Body + Shine Wellness , 28 N Main St , Elgin
  12:00 pm
• Open Mic Night — Bastrop Live Music Foundation
  The Grace Miller, "Gracie's" , 706 Pine St , Bastrop
  6:00 pm
• Regular Board Meeting
  Edward A Neal Administration Center , 5301 Ross Rd , Del Valle
  6:15 pm
• Community Organization: Our Voices
  Bastrop Public Library , 1100 Church Street , Bastrop
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Senior Social
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  2:00 pm
• Library Program: Coffee & Friends: Sampling Your Locale
  Bastrop Public Library , 1100 Church Street , Bastrop
  3:00 pm
• 50% Off Wines Wanderlust Wine Co!
  Wanderlust Wine Co. Downtown , 612 N Interstate Hwy 35 , Austin
  3:00 pm
• Yoga Classes
  Central Health Hornsby Bend Health & Wellness Center , 3700 Gilbert Rd , Austin
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone else seen the bright blue/green lights in the sky near Boring company?
  It is very bright and flashes for a minute or so then vanishes. Usually happens around 1-2am. (Nextdoor Lazy River Acres)
• I have a package for a James Bakia.
  It was delivered to the wrong address, the ship date is November, 25th (Nextdoor Westwind)

• Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1364774-5) in Elgin. Apply here.
• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for (Immediate Hire) Retail Merchandiser in Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elgin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manor

• JV Women's Basketball Annihilates Manor 43-12 (westwoodhorizon.com)

Pflugerville

• Texas high school basketball: Vandegrift girls beat Vista Ridge (statesman.com)
• Kyle, Pflugerville voters choose new mayors in runoff elections (kxan.com)

Bastrop

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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