First Bobblehead of Texas Longhorns Arch Manning
The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in April, are now available for pre-order at this link. Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to only 2,026. The bobbleheads are $40 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order. Standing on a circular...
Round Rock Fill the Need Food Drive and Community Event
The Round Rock Police Department is excited to introduce Fill the Need, a new community food drive replacing our annual Fill the Cop Car event. This year, we’re bringing residents, businesses and organizations together to support the Round Rock Area Serving Center...
The Junior League of Austin Launches 40th Annual Coats for Kids
With winter temperatures approaching, The Junior League of Austin (JLA), in partnership with Jack Brown Cleaners, KVUE, and KVET, is kicking off the 40th annual Coats for Kids (CFK) Coat Drive on Monday, Nov. 9. The beloved Central Texas tradition aims to collect and...
A Christmas Affair Returns With a Season of Light
The Junior League of Austin’s A Christmas Affair returns November 13-22, bringing holiday shopping and family activities to Austin for its 2026 Season of Light. The annual event spans two weekends and features more than 200 merchants, children’s activities, photos...
Stepping Stone School Launches New Website and Parent App
Stepping Stone School has introduced a new parent communication app and redesigned website to help families stay connected and access school information. The app provides a centralized place for parents to view photos and updates from their children’s days, receive...
New Children’s Book: Turkey Hands
Austin’s Camille Easton brings a lifelong love of books and art to her work as a collaborator of The Turkey Hands series, created with Susan K. Fairchild. Raised in a South Texas town, Easton grew up in a family newspaper business that valued literacy, creativity...
Take Care of Texas Program Kicks Off Its Annual Art Contest
Show us how you are reducing waste! Calling all junior artists! The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Take Care of Texas 2026 Art Contest has officially begun – and new this year, we have expanded the contest to grades K-12! This year’s contest theme is...
Fall Morning Fun in Leander
Looking for a simple way to enjoy a fall morning with the kids? The Stepping Stone School Leander Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon. The free, family-friendly event will take place at Stepping Stone School Leander, 225 Block...
Austin Parks Foundation Leads Greening Efforts at ACL Fest 2026, Encouraging Attendees to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
APF celebrates more than two decades of park investment with Austin City Limits Music Festival as festival ticket sales continue to fund park improvements citywide Austin Parks Foundation (APF) will present Austin City Limits Music Festival's (ACL Fest)...
Leander Teen Awarded $50K Scholarship for Scholarship for Supermassive Black Hole Research
Hitaishi Chillara, 17, of Leander, has been awarded a $50,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for his science project, Connecting Supermassive Black Hole Growth to Observables: A Framework Using Cosmological Simulations and LSST Predictions. The Davidson Fellows...
Nominations Now Open for HEB Excellence in Education Awards
To commemorate 25 years of excellence in education, H-E-B will award more than $1 million in cash prizes to Texas educators and their schools through the 2027 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program. Nominations are now open, and anyone can nominate their...
Texas “Hook ‘Em Horns” Bobblehead – Unveiling Friday for College Colors Day
“We’re excited to unveil this ‘Hook ’Em Horns’ bobblehead as part of our College Slogan collection,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “As one of the most iconic and recognized hand gestures in college sports, ‘Hook ’Em...























