"H-E-B said it is issuing a company-wide precautionary recall of raw serrano peppers, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning advising consumers to avoid eating raw serrano peppers from Mexico to prevent additional cases of Salmonella illnesses."
Home Depot holds Kids Workshops on the first Saturday of each month.
More and more homes are coming to Cedar Park."In the poll of 281 corporate executives across the country, 40.8 percent of participants say Texas had the most favorable business climate -- an accolade the Lone Star State has held since 1999."One interesting point about this study is that California was viewed as the state with the least favorable business climate for the third year in a row.
"U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice said the Texas Education Agency is violating the civil rights of Spanish-speaking students under the federal Equal Education Opportunity Act. Furthermore, the state's monitoring of programs for students with limited English-language skills is "fatally flawed" because of unqualified monitors, undercounting of students with limited English proficiency and arbitrary standards, Justice said."Read the full article: Texas ordered to improve bilingual education
"The Cedar Park site has fueled a dispute between the two cities that ended with Austin's being effectively blocked from dumping sludge there. Last year, the state Legislature passed a bill that prohibits Austin from disposing the lime byproduct without the City of Cedar Park's approval."Check out this story for more detail on the dispute that lead to Thursday's vote: "Austin sludge likely not going to Cedar Park quarry."
"The co-op's board, which includes a minority of newcomers, voted to cut its own average annual compensation and benefits more than 40 percent, to $29,000. That includes an end to board members' health insurance."Read more: Co-op board agrees to cut its pay more than 40 percent
"Local officials' greatest fear — that the levees holding back the Rio Grande would fail and cause massive flooding — eased when Dolly meandered 35 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border before coming ashore on South Padre Island as a Category 2 storm. About two hours later, Dolly's winds slowed to 95 mph, and by 10 p.m. it was downgraded to a tropical storm."Read the full story on the Statesman website: Dolly pounds South Texas; levees hold.
"Texas is the 16th most vulnerable state when it comes to gas prices. The average Texas motorist spent $2,174 on gasoline in 2007, or about 5.85 percent of income, the report shows."
"Texas gained about 239,000 jobs from May 2007 to May 2008, more than half of all the jobs created in the country during that time, according to figures compiled by the state comptroller."Read more: Job growth keeping Texas economy healthy.
Join your child for a fun learning activity this weekend at Lowe's twice-monthly Build and Grow Clinic.
"Cypress Creek Montessori School will launch a sister school Sept. 1. Brushy Creek Montessori School will be located at 3017 Polar Lane and will have programs for children 12 months to 12 years old."The school is now enrolling for Fall 2008, and will offer an open house on August 30th from 10 AM to 3 PM.
"Forecasters said Dolly could make landfall as a hurricane along the lower Texas Gulf Coast by late Wednesday. It's expected to land as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 74- to 95 mph."KXAN: Perry activates troops as Texans eye storm
Check out Pohl Brown & Associates' development plans for the corner of 1431 and Vista Ridge Blvd.
For more detail, visit: http://www.pohlbrown.com/PropertyDetails-Silverado.html
"Rick Redmond, owner of the Volente Beach Waterpark on Lake Travis and a partner in the proposed Cedar Park water park, has closed on about 55 acres in the last several months, he says, increasing the project's footprint from its original 40 acres to 95 acres."Read the full story here: Cedar Park water park, convention center plan matures.
"Chances are good you or someone you know attended Yello Corner School, Cedar Park’s first daycare, which has been in business for 37 years."Read the full story: Yello Corner School - Cedar Park.
Jamba Juice recently celebrated the opening of a new location at 1890 Ranch. 
"Many residents of the Town Center subdivision turned out at the meeting with signs to protest a possible plan to extend Bull Creek Parkway west and build a railroad crossing."Read the full article on their website: Picketers surprise CP council.
"Sandra Thomas, who started working for the city in 1993 and was administrative court clerk from 1996 until October 2006, says she was forced out because of the claims she made about presiding Municipal Court Judge William Eastes, who resigned in August 2005."Read the full story here: Woman claims Cedar Park fired her out of retaliation.
I haven't been to the Z'Tejas restaurant on Parmer and Avery Ranch yet, but I keep meaning to try it (if only for the fresh-baked cornbread)."Cedar Park Police would like to hear from anyone who may know where Kurtis Roemeling is hiding out."View the story here: Police on the lookout for cold case suspect.
Marketing guru Seth Godin wrote a book a few years ago called Purple Cow. The premise of his book is that companies aren't likely to get noticed if they're just like everyone else.
We have a hospital, a library, a mall, a movie theater, and a number of parks and pools."R.B. Felps will lead the board of the $1 billion co-op, which has been mired in controversy over issues including secrecy, an entrenched board, and high executive and director pay."According to his bio on the coop website, Felps is director and president of Felps Manufacturing Corporation and is also active in cattle ranching. He has lived in Blanco County for more than 49 years and joined the PEC board in 1994.
Cedar Park has a new Zales Outlet at the 1890 Ranch shopping center."The fire started Thursday afternoon in a wooded area near the Twin Creeks Country Club. The homes that are threatened are in the 2600 block of Orsobello Place."See keyetv.com for more details.
"Because they were spooked, the two burglars took off on foot, leaving a hat, knife, hammer and rebar stake that was used to pry open the safe and tills of the registers, said Daniel Fried, who owns the coffee shop along with his wife Christa. However, cash was taken."The article also notes unrelated incidents at Cedar Park Middle School and Vista Ridge High School. Read the full story on the Hill Country News website.
"The City of Cedar Park is scheduled to vote Thursday on a $402,500 incentive package to lure Corvalent Corp. from its location south of San Jose. The payout would come from the half-cent portion of the city's sales tax that goes toward economic development, said Phil Brewer, Cedar Park's director of economic development."In return for the incentives, the company would agree to:
“It has been a privilege to serve Texas as the 106th Secretary of State and I am proud of what we have accomplished this year. I want to thank Governor Perry for providing me with this opportunity. No matter where this road takes me, I remain committed to doing what’s best for Texas and expect nothing but great things for the future of the Lone Star State.”To hear more of his comments, visit the secretary of state's website and listen to a podcast of Wilson reflecting on his time in office.
If you're looking for a kid-friendly activity this Saturday, head to Lowe's for one of their Build and Grow Clinics (similar to Home Depot's Kids Workshops)."Elizabeth Bradburn, the Dicksons' real estate agent, is organizing an effort to collect donations for the family. She said gift cards to furniture and household goods stores are preferred and may be sent to the Dicksons' business address:I can't help but think they deserve all the extra community support they can get.
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"It's been awesome to see people mobilize and want to help out," Hance [Dicksons' attorney] said. "The Dicksons are, of course, very grateful and touched by the outpouring of support from the community."
"Austin motorists are 35 percent more likely to be in an accident than the average American driver, according to the report. Those odds are higher than in the other 20 Texas cities in the report."Read the full article here.
