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DHL Express opens Main Street store in downtown Round Rock

A DHL Express outlet is now open in Round Rock, bringing international logistics and shipping to the city's Main Street district. 

What you need to know: The DHL Express ServicePoint that opened in March is the fifth Austin-area retail location. It is part of the company's expansion strategy in high-growth markets across the U.S., according to a news release. 

About the business: This location offers business to business and business to customer shipping services, such as international express shipping, U.S. next day shipping, as well as shipping for passports and luggage.

 
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Check out 14 events happening in Round Rock

Easter events, car rallies, concerts and more are scheduled from mid-March and into early May in the Round Rock area. Check out this list of 14 events.

5th Annual Texas Riders Rally: The event features roaring engines, live music, food and vendor booths at the Central Texas Harley-Davidson.

  • March 20, 4-8 p.m.; March 21, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Round Rock Express Fan Fest: The public is invited to celebrate the start of the 26th season of the Round Rock Express. The Fan Fest will feature a variety of activities for kids, including inflatables, face painters, character meet and greets with Moana and Spider-Man, a petting zoo, train rides and more. A complimentary beer sampling will also be available, while guests are also invited to take swings at Home Run Dugout.
  • March 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Gary Allan concert: Country-music artist Gary Allan will perform at the Round Rock Amp.
  • April 10, 6 p.m.
 

YOUR WEEKEND TO-DO LIST

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Kaleidospoke

Round Rock Express Fan Fest

March 20, 7-9:30 p.m.
Cedar Park

March 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Round Rock

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Main Street Spring Market

Spring Plant & Tree Sale

March 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; March 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bastrop

March 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Buda

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Texas families now have until March 31 to apply for education savings accounts, judge rules

Texas families now have an additional two weeks to apply for the state’s new education savings account program, a Houston federal judge ruled March 17.

What's happening: U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered the state comptroller’s office to extend the application deadline to March 31 over concerns that no Islamic private schools had been greenlit to accept state ESA funds. In two lawsuits filed in early March, four Muslim parents said they felt deterred from applying for education savings accounts because the Islamic schools they send their children to were not among the 2,200 schools authorized to participate in the program.

Parents previously had until 11:59 p.m. March 17 to apply for the program.

Latest update: In a March 17 news release, the comptroller’s office confirmed that applications would be accepted through March 31 in compliance with the judge’s order.

Over 229,000 students had applied for the $1 billion program as of March 17, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said. The state will use a need- and income-based lottery system to determine who is accepted.

 

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