Leander and Liberty Hill locals can catch a live performance on ice, visit local boutiques, fly a kite at the kite festival and more this spring. 

Disney on Ice presents 'Jump In!'
The H-E-B Center will host over 50 Disney characters on the ice, with new appearances from “Inside Out 2” and “Moana 2” characters. Visitors can also expect to see aerial acrobatics and interactive elements from Mickey Mouse and Friends.

• April 23-26, times vary
• 2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar Park

• May 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• 1807 Waterfall Ave., Leander

• May 16, 6-10 p.m.
• Downtown Liberty Hill

• May 14-16, times vary
• 8355 RM 1869, Liberty Hill

Liberty Hill ISD elementary and middle schools will start the school day five minutes earlier beginning April 6.

The adjusted start time will allow the district recover instructional minutes that were lost from a delayed start during severe winter weather in January, according to district information.

The details: LHISD will adhere to the following bell schedule beginning April 6 through the end of the 2025-26 school year:

Elementary schools

• Bus drop off and doors open: 7 a.m.

• First bell: 7:20 a.m.

• Tardy bell: 7:30 a.m.

• Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.

Middle schools

• Bus drop off: 7:45 a.m.

• Doors open: 8 a.m.

• First bell: 8:20 a.m.

• Tardy bell: 8:30 a.m.

• Dismissal: 4:15 p.m.

How we got here: LHISD delayed the start of school by two hours on Jan. 28 after school was cancelled on Jan. 26 and 27 due to icy conditions.

The Texas Education Agency only grants waivers to excuse missed full days of instruction. Districts must make up minutes lost from delayed starts through schedule adjustments, according to LHISD information.

In the nine months until Texas’ 90th legislative session begins in January, state lawmakers are expected to hold information-gathering hearings on hundreds of topics that will lay the groundwork for next year’s policymaking.

During a March 27 legislative summit in New Braunfels, four longtime lawmakers shared some of their top priorities for next year.

What they're saying: The legislators said they were focused on furthering some projects from previous legislative cycles, including water preservation initiatives and a new education savings account program.

More details: They said they also intend to study data center operations and how the large facilities impact local water supplies, noting that the legislature will work with local officials to determine how much data center regulation should happen locally and when the state should step in. 

“Does the state need to be involved? Yes,” Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said. “Does local government need to have a say? Yes. But we’ve also got to remember, so does the private taxpayer. So we need to get a combination of all three.”