🌱 Pride Festival Update + 2 Locals Suing RRISD & Board + New Pimsleur

Good morning, people of Round Rock! It's me again, Rose Mendez, your host of the Round Rock Daily.

First, today's weather:

Areas of fog, then sun; warm. High: 93 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories in Round Rock today:

1. Round Rock's first-ever Pride Festival will take place on Jun. 4 at Centennial Plaza. The festivities include a parade, LGBTQ-centric vendors, live entertainment, and a performance
   from the Austin Babtist Women comedy troupe. Round Rock resident Richard Parson is the founder of Round Rock PRIDE, which will host the city’s inaugural Pride fest. Parson said the Pride Festival is "historic. It’s the first one in Round Rock, and it’s significant because of the indication of the growth of our [LGBTQ+] community." (KXAN)
2. Jeremy Story and Dustin Clark, the two men arrested last year for disrupting a Round Rock ISD board meeting, are now suing RRISD and the board members. Story and Clark said, "the school district conspired to violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights when they tried to reveal the illegal hiring of Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez, expose Azaiez’s alleged assault of his pregnant extra-marital girlfriend, and object to a tax rate increase during an effectively closed meeting." (KXAN)
3. The Round Rock Public Library has added more than 200 Pimsleur language-learning lessons on Libby. Library cardholders can now access Pimsleur Language Program ebooks anytime. (City of Round Rock)

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Today in Round Rock:

• Take and Make: Art Canvasses for Mental Health At Round Rock Public Library (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Join the 2022 Summer Reading Program from Jun. 6 to Aug. 1! Reading challenges for babies, kids, teens, and adults! View the link to learn more and register to win prizes. (City of Round Rock)
• Don't miss the Kinningham House Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting on May 23 at 6:00 p.m. in Kinningham Park located at 1000 Southcreek Drive! View the link for more details. (City of Round Rock)

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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!