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Police Chief Jeffrey Yarbrough presents the cities racial profiling report results to city council, March 23.
Police release racial profiling report
EDIE ZUVANICH Special to the Press HUTTO – There were no complaints of racial profiling filed against the Hutto Police Department or any of its officers in 2022, which means the department is in full compliance with the Texas Racial Profiling Law. “In response to (Texas Code of Criminal Procedures Article 3.05), we have policies in place in our department that prohibit officers from engaging in racial profiling or stopping or detaining or searching any individual based upon their race, their background, their sexual orientation, religion or anything,” Chief Jeffrey Yarbrough told City Council during their March 23 meeting. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Signage on the silo sets the tone for the nostalgic Top Notch Burgers restaurant now open.
HIPPO BITES
Top Notch Burgers opens “Alright, alright, alright!” The nostalgic Austin carhop diner made nationally famous for being where Matthew McConaughey’s iconic Dazed and Confused line was first uttered has now opened its location at the Hutto Co-op, 121 Co-op Blvd. The site opened with dine-in service, and car-hop service will be added soon. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Heat loving cannas come in a variety of colors and sizes. Rhizomes can be planted now for spring growth and summer bloom. Pictured is “Cleopatra.”
The big, bold and the beautiful
Hooray! It’s officially Spring and Central Texas gardeners’ favorite planting season. It’s the best time of year to plant fruit and nut trees and we can plant our summer vegetable gardens. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Taylor Middle School’s 2023 NJHS inductees are Payton Burrow, Samuel Cottrell, Nathalie Cruz, Jill Laurence, Tera Mullins, Katalina Neas, Morgan Patschke, Albert Ragland, Samantha Schroeder, Melissa Solis Carbajal and Davian Tellez. Congratulating them are Superintendent Devin Padavil, Pri...
TAYLOR NJHS INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS
Taylor Middle School inducted 11 new members into the National Junior Honor Society during an evening ceremony on March 21. Students are selected for membership based on scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship. Speakers for the event included Superintendent Devin Padavil and Principal Steven Vigil. Brian Zana is the sponsor. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
A MAGICAL SPRING AFFAIR
A MAGICAL SPRING AFFAIR
On Saturday, April 22, Cinderella’s Closet will host a free arts and craft fair at 3 p.m. Murphy Park, 1600 Veterans Dr. Seventy Texan artisans, craftsmen and chefs will set up a special event featuring arts, crafts, clothing, food, home décor and jewelry. Participants have the opportunity to engage in a silent auction as well. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Hutto Parks and Recreation will have 15,000 eggs for its traditional Easter egg hunt at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, in Fritz Park, 306 E. Live Oak St. in Hutto. The hunt will begin at 3 p.m. sharp for ages three and up, but a sensory-friendly egg hunt will begin at 4 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., childre...
EASTER EGG HUNT
. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Luminaries on the Square
Luminaries on the Square
Luminaries on the Square returns for a second year Friday, April 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Heritage Square, 400 N. Main in Taylor. Everyone is invited to decorate paper bags and set them afloat with a candle inside them as a memorial for all cancer survivors and caregivers. Honor and remember those who won the fight, lost the fight, or are still fighting. The evening will include entertainment, food, and a Luminaria Ceremony. Bring a chair and cheer. 03/29/2023 10:01 AM
Landowners in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction attend an information meeting last fall about the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan, which they say unfairly limits their property’s values. Photo by Nicole Lessin
House bill limiting MUDs on city’s fringes stalls
03/24/2023 05:51 PM
New zones for Taylor ISD elementary schools
New zones for Taylor ISD elementary schools
Taylor elementary schools will soon more resemble the more traditional model used in most cities in Texas. At the March 20 meeting of the Taylor Independent School District Board, trustees unanimously approved a facility assessment committee’s proposal developed about a year and a half ago to have two comprehensive elementary schools starting this fall rather than the “stacked” model currently in place. 03/22/2023 08:23 AM
Applied Materials deal falters
Applied Materials deal falters
HUTTO – Although nobody is officially stating that the deal has been called off, Hutto has returned a $200,000 deposit on land that was being held for the future site of Applied Materials, a world-wide supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company has a manufacturing plant in Northeast Austin that employs an estimated 2,500 workers. 03/18/2023 07:26 AM
Declan Haussmann, 2, smiles after getting to see a ladder truck up close with mom Ashley Reynolds and big brother Stacy Davis, 11. Photos by Nicole Lessin
Fur-less Fun
Decayden Wilson was hoping to pet an animal or two, but the youngster did not go home disappointed. “It’s amazing,” said the 10-year-old, who attended the Taylor Public Library’s Truck Petting Zoo March 16 with his great aunt, cousin and sister. 03/18/2023 07:26 AM
Gov. Greg Abbott and Senate Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman discuss the proposed Texas Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act March 15 at the Capitol. Photo by Nicole Lessin
Leaders bank on semiconductors
AUSTIN — Semiconductor chips such as those that will be manufactured at Taylor’s Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant have a long history in Texas, and state leaders say they are key to the state’s global future. 03/18/2023 07:26 AM
Taylor Press’ Area Editor Jason Hennington (left) visits with Morgan Cook, Taylor cemetery’s sexton and coordinator March 15. Photo by Grace Horvath
Sexton more than a Dickens novel character
A cemetery sexton may conjure up an archaic character from a Charles Dickens’ novel, but Morgan Cook says his job at Taylor’s cemetery is a bit more involved than that. Cook stopped by the Taylor Press March 15 to film an episode of “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington” and discuss the modern-day challenges associated with his centuriesold job. 03/18/2023 07:26 AM
Selfies sought
Selfies sought
Here is your chance to be a Facebook star, and you could win a $100 gift card in the process. Granite Media Partners is hosting a selfie contest featuring our Taylor and Hutto digital TV screens with you as the star. 03/18/2023 07:26 AM
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