🌱 Azaiez Reinstated + Construction On Chisholm Trail Road​

Get on up, Round Rock! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's what's going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and very warm. High: 88 Low: 56.

Here are the top three stories in Round Rock today:

1. On Mar. 24, the Round Rock ISD school board voted to reinstate Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez. The board received the final investigation report about the allegations against Azaiez. RRISD Board Trustee Tiffanie Harrison said, "The assistant district attorney assured me that the case was closed and in a separate conversation with a Travis County Sheriff's Office detective, she assured me that the case was closed and no criminal charges would be filed against Dr. Hafed Azaiez." Azaiez said he was "very pleased with the Board's decision to allow me to return to serve the students, staff, and parents in the Round Rock community as the Superintendent of the Round Rock ISD."(KVUE)
2. On Mar. 24, the Round Rock city council approved a $389,055 contract to reconstruct Chisholm Trail Road, between the north end of the Chisholm Trail Road bridge at Brushy Creek and Sam Bass Road, due to no underground drainage. The engineering contract went to Friese & Nichols. Construction will include drainage improvements, as well as landscaping and a new urban roadway section. (Community Impact Newspaper)
3. Tellus, a new system that extends Automatic Aid, brings together disparate Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems to share information. Now, when dispatching a fire truck to an incident, the City of Austin Fire dispatchers can see where all the fire trucks are located (in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and Austin) and dispatch the closest unit regardless of jurisdiction. Sherry Goertz, IT Corporate Manager, Public Safety IT said, "The impact this project will have on the community members of Georgetown, Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Austin will be tremendous." (News Radio KLBJ)

Today in Round Rock:

• Shaylah Dame Artistic Scholarship Fish Fry, At 1000 N Georgetown St. (All Day)
• Round Rock PopUp Art Show, At Prete Main Street Plaza (10:00 AM)
• Women's Self Defense Workshop, At CHASCO Family YMCA (1:00 PM)
• RRHS ShowStoppers: Big Show, At Stony Point Auditorium (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Meet an adorable puppy named Benatar "Benni," a Yellow Labrador Retriever German Shepherd Dog Mix. View the link to see Benni and many more adoptable pets in the Round Round area. (Round Rock Patch)
• One Round Rock ISD teacher said, "Last month I made more [money donating plasma] than I do as an educator." Educational assistants and paraprofessionals advocated for higher pay at a Mar. 24 meeting. See the full story here. (Community Impact Newspaper)
• In late February, "Learning with Ms. M" opened a store at 2201 Double Creek Drive, Ste. 5001 in Round Rock! Learn more about the private tutoring services by clicking the link. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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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!