ATX-LLH: Impact 8/15/2025

Leander City Council voted Aug. 7 to approve an agreement dictating the terms of employment for the city’s police officers for the next three years.

The meet and confer agreement-which is a contract negotiated between the city and the Leander Law Enforcement Association, a nonprofit that supports Leander’s officers-provides guidance on pay conditions, sick time and more.

The gist

The contract will be effective from Oct. 1, 2025 until Sept. 30, 2028, according to a copy of the agreement.

Under the agreement, the base pay for an officer is $73,876, and the maximum pay for positions in the agreement are as follows:

• Officer: $104,385
• Corporal: $114,823
• Sergeant: $126,306
• Lieutenant: $138,936

Solis Mammography, the largest independent provider of breast exams in the United States, opened a new center in Cedar Park. 

What they offer 

The center offers mammograms and other health treatments for women, including bone density testing, breast biopsies, ultrasounds and heart screenings. The Cedar Park office is now the fifth location in the Austin metro.

• Opened Aug. 11

• 5001 183A Frontage Road, Ste. G150, Cedar Park

The Texas Senate advanced 11 bills Aug. 12, including a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts and three measures aimed at better preparing communities for floods and other natural disasters.

The overview: The bills face an unclear future in the Texas House, which has been at a standstill since dozens of Democrats traveled to Illinois and other states Aug. 3 to stall a planned vote on the proposed congressional map. The 150-member House cannot refer bills to committees or vote on legislation without at least 100 members present.

Stay tuned: If House Democrats do not return, state leaders said the current special legislative session will end Aug. 15. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would “immediately” call another legislative overtime with a potentially expanded agenda.