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Election Day is Nov. 3: Here's your Pflugerville and Hutto sample ballot

Election Day is Nov. 3, and Pflugerville and Hutto voters will be able to cast ballots in a number of national, statewide and local races.

Diving in deeper: Local items include positions on Pflugerville City Council and the Pflugerville ISD board of trustees as well as a measure to annex Pflugerville ISD into Austin Community College's taxing district and a bond to fund a Hutto Justice Center.

Learn more: Continue reading for a guide on what is on the ballot, including links to Q&As with local candidates and information on where to vote. 

 
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Coming Soon
PNC Bank planned for Pflugerville

A new PNC Bank location is coming to Pflugerville, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: The bank offers a variety of financial services, including banking, borrowing and wealth management. PNC has over 2,000 locations across the U.S.

According to the filing, the bank will be located at the southwest corner of Pflugerville Parkway and Colorado Sand Drive. Construction on the facility is set to begin in December and conclude in December 2027. 

 
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Transportation Tuesday
New airline route, crosswalk safety project: 6 Austin area transportation project updates

Check out the latest transportation project updates across the Austin metro.

New nonstop service to Alaska launching at Austin airport this summer: The new nonstop destination from Alaska Airlines will begin service from Austin to Anchorage on June 12, 2027 and will operate once weekly on Saturdays through Aug. 7.

TxDOT wraps up $677M Oak Hill Parkway expansion project: Nearly 40 years after planning began, construction on Oak Hill Parkway in Southwest Austin is substantially complete. The $677 million reconstruction of the seven-mile roadway segment has been ongoing since 2021, transforming a four-lane, undivided roadway into a six-lane divided highway with new frontage roads and 15 miles of shared-use paths.

Williamson County officials to look at school crosswalk safety: Officials plan to evaluate school crosswalk safety throughout the unincorporated areas of the county. Last spring, two students were hit by cars while using school crosswalks, Judge Steve Snell said. Although crossing guards tend to crosswalks 30 minutes before and after school, students also access these roads outside those times.

 
Before You Go
Western Governors University celebrates 15th anniversary of Texas partnership

Educators, public officials and graduates from across the state gathered in Austin on Oct. 27 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Western Governors University in Texas. The online university offers certificates, bachelor's and master's degrees, which students can complete at their own pace.

About the organization: WGU was founded in 1997 by a bipartisan group of 19 governors in Western states to provide a more affordable and flexible option for higher education. In 2011, then-Gov. Rick Perry signed an executive order making Texas an official WGU affiliate.

Since 2011, WGU in Texas has reached the following milestones:

  • 38,691 total graduates

  • 45,545 degrees earned

  • 24,087 students currently enrolled

Quote of note: "It was definitely one of those options that was super flexible, so that kind of fit my current schedule, especially since I work full-time," 2026 WGU graduate Jacob Gomez said. "It was super convenient for me."

 

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