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🌱 Patch AM: How lucky is Round Rock’s Refuel 205 for lottery players?
And check out Hometown Holiday Shows on the Round Rock Patch calendar
Hello Round Rock! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How lucky is Round Rock’s Refuel 205 for lottery players?
- Why one Round Rock steakhouse’s desserts drew a brutal online takedown
Also on today's calendar: The Light Park and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Round Rockfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Round Rockfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
- Tuesday: Decreasing clouds; very warm, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Is this the luckiest city to win a Texas Lottery jackpot? (mysanantonio.com) — Round Rock ranks as the sixth luckiest city in Texas for lottery jackpots, with $152,500 in holiday-season prize sums and Refuel 205 on I-35 South leading the way with $150,000 in wins. The report, based on five years of scratch-off and draw data, also highlights Austin’s strong showing and names the store brands statewide that have produced the biggest jackpots. 
• This Tiny Steakhouse Chain Manages To Disappoint At Every Location (tastingtable.com) — One Sirloin Stockade location in Round Rock gets singled out for especially harsh online criticism, including a scathing TripAdvisor review of its dessert options. The piece surveys reviews across the small steakhouse chain’s locations in Texas and other states, highlighting recurring complaints about bland food, poor quality, and cleanliness issues while noting a few positive experiences.
📸 Around Round Rock
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock
★ Featured events ★
- Hometown Holiday Shows
Downtown Round Rock, 221 E Main St, Round Rock
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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Other local events
- Girls Basketball (JV) vs. Lake Travis
Cedar Ridge High School , 2801 Gattis School Rd , Round Rock
11:30 am - Girls Basketball (FR) vs. Lake Travis
Cedar Ridge High School , 2801 Gattis School Rd , Round Rock
11:30 am - Girls Basketball (V) vs. Lake Travis
Cedar Ridge High School , 2801 Gattis School Rd , Round Rock
1:00 pm - The Light Park
Dell Diamond , 3400 E Palm Valley Blvd , Round Rock
7:30 pm - Girls Basketball (FR) @ Vandegrift
Vandegrift High School , 9500 McNeil Dr , Austin
11:15 am - Girls Basketball (jv) @ Vandegrift
Vandegrift High School , 9500 McNeil Dr , Austin
11:30 am - Girls Basketball (V) @ Vandegrift
Vandegrift High School , 9500 McNeil Dr , Austin
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
Friday December 26
Friday January 2
📣 Round Rock Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Session 2 - Dec - Brushy Creek Comm. Center - Round Rock, TX 2025
Brushy Creek Community Center , 16318 Great Oaks Dr , Round Rock
9:00 am - Sign Language Story Time at Wells Branch Library
Wells Branch Community Library , 15001 Wells Port Dr , Austin
10:30 pm - Winter Camp | December 22nd-December 23rd, December 29th-December 30th & January 2nd | Full Day (9-3) | $60/day
419 Kingston Lacy Blvd , Pflugerville
3:00 pm - Disney's Frozen, the Broadway Musical
Georgetown Palace Theatre , 810 S Austin Ave , Georgetown
7:30 pm
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found this sweet pup in Stone Oak on winding River and Blue Ridge.
Message me if she’s yours. We have her in our backyard. (Nextdoor Preserve At Stone Oak) - LOST CAT ALERT!
Have you seen this pet? Lightning Mcqueen was lost on December 19, 2025 and was last seen near Round Rock, TX If you have information on their… (Nextdoor Blessings)
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member in Round Rock. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Round Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Round Rock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cedar Park
- Admirals lose to Stars, Milwaukee's losing streak reaches 8 games (fox6now.com)
- Trader Joe's leads Austin-area's biggest openings of 2025 (mysanantonio.com)
- Gary Petok, 1949-2025: Texas lawyer had Toledo roots (toledoblade.com)
Georgetown
- Levi Drake Rodriguez is living out his dream with the Vikings (kare11.com)
- Sun City residents sue HOA, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department over controversial deer trapping program (kvue.com)
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