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🌱 Patch AM: Are these hidden moisture clues quietly damaging your Round Rock home?
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In today's newsletter:
- Are these hidden moisture clues quietly damaging your Round Rock home?
- How a viral post dragged Round Rock schools into a statewide club fight
- How Round Rock-style street rules could reshape new Waco neighborhoods
Also on today's calendar: Tuna Christmas and 7 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 50.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Early Warning Signs of Moisture Problems Every Property Owner Should Know (ccr-mag.com) — Homeowners in Round Rock are reminded that subtle smells, wall stains, and changes in flooring can be early warnings of hidden moisture problems. The piece explains how shifting weather and humidity can quietly damage interiors and exteriors, and urges residents to act quickly on these clues to avoid costly repairs and protect home value. 
2. Push to expand Turning Point USA at Texas schools draws questions of feasibility (statesman.com) — Round Rock families are being pulled into a statewide fight over Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to expand conservative Turning Point USA clubs in high schools, after a viral post falsely claimed a Round Rock campus blocked such a group. The article explains new state rules on student clubs, potential TEA enforcement, and how these political battles could shape what organizations local students can join.
3. Waco to consider walkability, connectivity updates to subdivision ordinance (star-telegram.com) — Round Rock is highlighted as one of several Texas cities already requiring more connected street and sidewalk networks in new subdivisions, a model Waco officials are now studying. The discussion centers on how design changes like shorter blocks, added curves, and full sidewalk coverage can slow traffic and improve walkability, while balancing higher development costs and housing affordability concerns.
4. This Austin neighbor ranks in top 5 best cities in Texas to move to (statesman.com) — Round Rock ranks No. 9 on a new ConsumerAffairs list of the best Texas cities to move to in 2025, just behind fellow Austin suburb Leander. The ranking weighs affordability, safety, economy, health care, education and overall quality of life across the state’s 50 largest cities, highlighting Central Texas communities as especially attractive places to live.
5. 2026 Mock Realignment 6A (texasfootball.com) — Round Rock high school sports fans can see how local 6A programs like Round Rock, Westwood, Cedar Ridge, McNeil, and Stony Point might be grouped in a speculative 2026 UIL realignment. The mock districts list enrollment figures and potential opponents statewide, giving an early look at possible future rivalries and travel demands.
📸 Around Round Rock
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock
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- The Light Park
Dell Diamond, 3400 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock
7:30 pm
Thursday December 11
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Other local events
- A Tuna Christmas
Penfold Theatre Company , 2120 N Mays St #290 , Round Rock
7:30 pm - Tuna Christmas
Penfold Theatre Company , 2120 N Mays St , Round Rock
9:03 pm - The Light Park
Dell Diamond , 3400 E Palm Valley Blvd , Round Rock
7:30 pm - A Tuna Christmas
Penfold Theatre Company , 2120 N Mays St #290 , Round Rock
7:30 pm - 7th Girls Basketball vs Ridgeview
Walsh Middle School , 3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd , Round Rock
5:00 pm - 8th Girls Basketball @ Ridgeview
Ridgeview Middle School , 2000 Via Sonoma Trail #5659 , Round Rock
5:00 pm - Author Visit Donna Janell Bowman -3rd -5th Grade
Great Oaks El Round Rock, TX 78681 - Walsh MS Student Art Show
Walsh Middle School , 3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd , Round Rock
5:30 pm - Holiday Sizzle Social with GFP
The Alcove Cantina , 119 E Main St , Round Rock
7:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Basketball vs Hernandez - Teter
Chisholm Trail Middle Round Rock, TX 78681
5:30 pm - 7th Girls Basketball v Deerpark MS
Walsh Middle School , 3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd , Round Rock
5:30 pm - 8th Girls Basketball @Deerpark MS
Deerpark Middle School , 8849 Anderson Mill Rd , Austin
5:30 pm - RRHS Orchestra - Winter Concert
Stony Point Auditorium
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Twilight came to visit after leaving her box.
I so love her. This is a once in a life time experience. To be loved by a owl...... (Nextdoor Fern Bluff) - UPDATE: dogs were chipped and owners have been contacted.
Found dogs together on Mayfield Ranch Blvd near Pacific Ln. no tags. please message if yours! Look freshly groomed and well taken care of. (Nextdoor Highlands at Mayfield Ranch)
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit # 528 in Round Rock. Apply here.
- Ascend Staffing posted a job opening for Assembler / 5am Shift / Weekly Pay in Round Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Round Rock here.
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