Check out the top 5 stories from Round Rock ISD in 2025.

1. Round Rock ISD board approves academic calendar for 2025-26

2. Round Rock ISD Place 6 Trustee Tiffanie Harrison resigns

3. Round Rock ISD approves academic calendar for 2026-27 school year

4. Round Rock ISD considering modifications to new state reading, language arts curriculum

5. Round Rock ISD updates phone policy to meet legislative requirements

An organization dedicated to assisting the hearing impaired marked 50 years of service in the Round Rock area in December. 

About the organization: The Round Rock Sertoma Club—the name being shorthand for the organization's mission of service to all mankind—celebrated 50 years since its chartering on Dec. 11, 1975. 

To mark the occasion, the Round Rock City Council in December passed an ordinance naming Dec. 11 as Round Rock Sertoma Day. 

Here are the top Community Impact stories in the Austin area from Dec. 22-25.

1. Tunnels complete for Lake Travis deep-water intake project

2. Check out these 9 Austin-area restaurants open on Christmas Day

3. Check out these new and coming soon Georgetown-area businesses

4. Billboard on Bee Caves Road set for January court case

5. Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center upgrade coming soon

6. Austin sees 46% drop in pedestrian crashes after left-turn safety pilot

2026 is a big election year in Texas. Voters will see 18 statewide races, all congressional seats, most state legislative seats and a variety of local positions on the ballot.

The overview: The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held March 3, and the midterm election is set for Nov. 3.

Texas holds primaries for all partisan elected positions, such as state officials; state and federal lawmakers; and county judges, commissioners and justices of the peace. Third-party candidates, including independents, Libertarian Party candidates and Green Party candidates, have separate election processes will not be listed on the primary ballots in March. Eligible candidates representing various parties will appear on the November ballot.

Looking back: All statewide offices on the ballot are currently held by Republicans, although some are not running for reelection. No Democrat or third-party candidate has won a statewide office in Texas since 1994, election records show.

Check out the full article for more details on election processes and an overview of state-level races.