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Hello Round Rock! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Dell’s Round Rock operation tap billions in defense work?
  • Could Round Rock’s Cam Cook rescue Texas’ depleted backfield?
  • Why a Round Rock PNC branch appears in a major bank merger recap

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 79, low: 39.
  • Monday: Cloudy, windy and much colder, with a high of 49 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Antonio, Austin firms poised to cash in on Trump's Golden Dome project (star-telegram.com) — A Round Rock-based Dell Federal Systems unit is among the Texas companies now prequalified to compete for massive federal work on President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense project, potentially worth up to $151 billion over 10 years. The story details how Dell and several Austin and San Antonio tech and space firms could benefit from future contracts involving AI, cybersecurity, satellites, and advanced defense technologies.
   

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• Texas hit with catastrophic blow as star RB enters transfer portal (hookemheadlines.com) — Texas Longhorns fans are reeling as veteran running back Quintrevion Wisner becomes the fourth RB planning to transfer, leaving the position dangerously thin for 2026. One potential replacement already being floated is former Jacksonville State standout and Round Rock native Cam Cook, who could be a high-priority portal target in the coming weeks.
   

• The five biggest bank M&A deals of 2025 (americanbanker.com) — Round Rock gets a brief mention in a photo caption showing a local PNC Bank branch, tied to a broader look at 2025’s biggest U.S. bank mergers. The article explains how large acquisitions by Fifth Third, PNC, Huntington and others are reshaping banking, especially in fast-growing markets like Texas, and what that could mean for future consolidation.
   

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    At my husband’s work place there is a lot of leftover food. We are very blessed and would like to share with someone who is in need please let us… (Nextdoor Summit Plaza)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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