🌱 Texas Primary Results + New Community Program + New Bank Opens

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 75 Low: 55.

Here are the top three stories in Round Rock today:

1. Republican Charles Schwertner won the District 5 Texas Senate Primary with 100 percent of the votes, there was no Democrat in this district. Democrat Luis Echegaray won the District 52 Texas House of Representatives Primary with 100 percent. Republicans Caroline Harris, 31.36 percent, and Patrick McGuinness 35.12 percent, will have a run-off election because neither received more than 50 percent of the votes. (KUT)
2. The Round Rock Public Library and the Friends of the Library announced "One Community, Three Books—Round Rock Unites Through Reading," which is a community-wide reading program to "foster a community experience through reading, conversations, and programs." The program will run from Mar. 21 through Apr. 30. (City of Round Rock)
3. Today, Mar. 3, is the opening of the Frontier Bank of Texas at 7509 O’Connor Drive and there will be an opening celebration. This is the seventh location for the "Elgin-headquartered community bank" and includes a "customer lobby, drive-up banking, night deposit, and ATM services." (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Today in Round Rock:

• Babytime (birth - 12 months), At Round Rock Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Preschool Storytime (ages 3 - 5 years), At Round Rock Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Toddlertime (ages 18 - 36 months), At Round Rock Public Library (10:30 AM)
• 2nd Impression Print Show, At Downtowner Gallery (12:00 PM)
• Community Tax Center, At Round Rock Public Library (4:00 PM)
• Virtual Tween Advisory Club (ages 9-12), At Round Rock Public Library (5:30 PM)
• Green Thumbs Up: Native & Adaptive Plants, At Round Rock Public Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• In an open house, you can get a feel for a place, something you can't get through a picture. Click the link for a list of open houses in your area! (Round Rock Patch)
• Playtri has purchased Buc’s Bike Shop in Round Rock! Buc's has been there for 30 years, click here for the full story. (SGB Media)
• St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Round Rock was founded in 1885 and the "founding members’ names are etched in stone at the church’s entrance." View the link and learn more about this amazing piece of history. (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!