🌱 Beer Shelves Empty At Pool Hall + Aggravated Robbery Suspect

Good morning, everybody! Elaine here, with your fresh copy of the Round Rock Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening around town, including ...

• Beer distributor leaves a pool hall's beer supply low.
• Help police identify an aggravated robbery suspect.
• Round Rock State Rep. on bettering aspects of Texas education.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 74 Low: 60.

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Here are the top stories in Round Rock today:

1. Capital Reyes Distributing is running behind on delivering certain brands of beer to local pool hall Skinny Bob’s Billiards. Shayla Neris is the pool hall manager: "Skinny Bob’s Billiards plays host to worldwide competitions, which creates a demand for a large beer inventory. Half of the inventory has faced delays and left [the business] with nearly empty shelves." Laurel Patrick, vice president of corporate affairs at Capital Reyes, noted the distributor is working on increasing its number of routes to meet the demand. KVUE Defenders have the full scoop.
2. Round Rock police are looking for help in identifying a suspect allegedly involved in an aggravated robbery. On March 13, an armed robbery took place at First Cash Pawn shop, at 907 N IH-35. "The suspect entered the store with a handgun and demanded jewelry from the cashier and then fled the store." The suspect fled in a vehicle with no plates, last seen traveling on IH-35 toward Austin. Visit KEYE TV CBS Austin for more details.
3. State Rep. James Talarico of Round Rock met with other lawmakers and outlined plans to file for teacher pay raises and a better quality-of-life for school staff members. "You can watch a recording of the hearing on Texas AFT’s Facebook page." Texas AFT and Every Texan partnered to present: Fully Funded, Fully Respected: The Plan for Texas Public Schools. Visit Texas AFT for more details.

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Today in Round Rock:

• It's a Scavenger Hunt! Round Rock *Virtual* (10 AM)
• Outdoor Storytime at Round Rock Public Library (10:30 AM)
• *Daily Kids Camp* ($40) Glow Elephant at Painting With a Twist (Noon)
• Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at The Kenney Fort Pub (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• Bluebonnet season is officially making its mark! "Holy Texas, y'all!!!! 🤠 There are literal fields of bluebonnets along the trail over in Round Rock West. Such an amazingly gorgeous sight to see! And yeah, of course we took a picture of our dog because.... Texas. Duh."
  (Round Rock, Texas – City Government Facebook)
• A little bit of Round Rock Police history: "Janie Cruz retired in 2008 with 30 years of service at the Round Rock Police Department. She remains the longest tenured civilian employee in PD history. She was a steadying influence as the City boomed and transitioned between five police chiefs." (Round Rock Police Department via Facebook)
• Coding classes for girls (12-18)! "Coming your way, a five-week class on web development for teen girls! Learn how to use HTML and CSS to develop a basic webpage. You'll build your own project by the end of the series." (Round Rock Public Library Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Elaine Thompson

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