City officials updated a city ordinance guiding citizen communication in a June meeting. 

What you need to know: Round Rock officials repealed a 48-year-old ordinance allowing citizens to submit requests to add items to future City Council agendas and speak for 15 minutes June 11. 

The move will not impact residents ability to sign up for public comment and address the Round Rock City Council for up to three minutes, officials said. 

Going forward: Council members asked those in attendance and watching the meeting to reach out to speak with them directly about matters community members feel would warrant putting on an agenda. The city's ordinance has long included a provision that two council members could partner to request that an item be placed on the agenda for discussion, and that those items can come from discussions with community members.

A new city-owned mountain biking trail is under construction in Round Rock. 

What you need to know: Nature-based mountain biking trails are coming to a city-owned park, the city of Round Rock shared via social media June 2. 

The city provided an update on construction, which began earlier this year. 

The details: The project will include just over 5 miles of trails, including technical and skills trails, cross-country trails and a pump track. City officials approved a $833,155 contract for the project in October with KOM Trails to build the bike park

Check out some of the most-read stories from the Austin area June 8-12.

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2. Georgetown officials consider creation of Woodside active adult community

3. Town halls set for 3 Cedar Creek data centers spanning nearly 1,500 acres

4. Austin seeks to rein in 'chaotic' e-moto use

5. Conejos Tex-Mex Cantina serves unique takes on regional classics

6. Check out 5 Cedar Park-area parks and recreation updates

As the 2026-27 school year nears, the number of people selected to participate in Texas’ education savings account program has topped 100,000.

The overview: To date, just over 102,000 students have been accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, which gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.

However, being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.

Zooming in: Over 2,600 private schools have been approved to accept TEFA funding, per the state comptroller's office. State law does not require schools participating in the program to accept all interested families.

Next steps: Families accepted into the program have until July 15 to do one of the following:

• Confirm enrollment at a private school involved in the program
• Notify the state of their homeschooling plans
• Opt out of the program