68-500: Nolan River is a river in north central Texas , running through Johnson County and Hill County and is part of the Brazos River drainage basin . The Nolan's headwaters are in farm land in northwest Johnson County. The river runs generally parallel to, and about 10 miles (16 km) east of, the Brazos River . The Nolan flows in a southeasterly direction from its headwaters for about 27 miles (43 km) to its confluence with
136-460: A humid subtropical climate , Cfa on climate maps. The city was heavily damaged by a high-end EF2 tornado on March 21, 2022 . The tornado continued well northeast of the city afterwards, causing additional damage before dissipating. Sixteen people were injured. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 119,468 people, 41,896 households, and 29,962 families residing in the city. The 42,580 housing units had 32,338 owner-occupied homes with
204-521: A multinational computer and information technology corporation based in Round Rock, develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. The company employs about 11,500 people in the Round Rock facilities, and as of 2017, about 138,000 people worldwide. Dell was originally based in Austin after its formation in 1984 as PC's Limited by UT college student Michael Dell . With
272-661: A considerable volume of water, 250 to 300 cubic feet per second (7.1 to 8.5 m/s). The stream contains significant fish populations and is home to the great blue heron and snowy egret . The river bends sharply in some places and has very limited straight length. The lower part of the Nolan River is popular for canoeing and kayaking and rapids in some areas create very fast-moving water for challenging recreational activities. Flow can reach as much as 350 cubic feet per second (9.9 m/s). The Nolan River has one primary tributary, Buffalo Creek , which has its confluence with
340-488: A group of Confederate veterans held a reunion in Georgetown on August 27, 1904, for the old settlers of Williamson County and their descendants. The invitation promised "good music, plenty to eat, and above all a warm welcome." The event was well-attended, and reunions—now called Old Settlers Association (OSA) reunions—have been held annually ever since. After the initial one, the event was moved to Round Rock and eventually
408-569: A historic gunfight and subsequent capture (and death) of the 19th-century American train robber Sam Bass , by the Texas Ranger Division on July 19, 1878. The Rangers followed Bass and his gang after they robbed the Fort Worth -to-Cleburne train. Bass was tracked to Round Rock, and as he attempted to flee, Bass was shot and killed in a gun battle by Ranger George Herold and Ranger Sergeant Richard Ware. Sheriff's Deputy A.W. Grimes
476-407: A median value of $ 172,500. Of the 41,896 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were not families. About 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and
544-557: A ninth-grade center reverted to a middle school, and the district's 31st elementary school opened in the Stone Oak subdivision. "The average student-teacher ratio for the district is 16. The annual dropout rate for students in grades 7–12 is 1.1%, and more than 77% of the district's graduating seniors take the SAT and ACT college entrance exams, scoring well above state and national averages." The property tax rates are significantly higher than
612-538: A professionally designed disc golf course, cricket, cross country running, twenty-field baseball complex, five-field softball complex, and seven soccer facilities in addition to the Rockin' River Family Aquatic Center. The 11th annual US Quidditch Cup championship quidditch tournament was hosted in Round Rock in April 2018. The city of Round Rock is managed through a council-manager form of government. The city council
680-717: A structure was built (along with three restored log cabins) in the Palm Valley area of Round Rock, in front of Old Settlers Park, just off Highway 79 in east Round Rock. All members of the organization are descendants of Williamson County residents prior to 1904. OSA has about 50 active members and 300 members in all. The Old Settlers Association today is a social and educational group, with the purpose of facilitating social activities, as well as collecting and preserving important historical information and facts. The facilities are rented for meetings, arts and craft and collectable shows, events, parties, weddings and rehearsal dinners. In
748-568: A wide range of city-like services including parks and recreation, full utilities, road maintenance and a Home Owner's Association . Services a MUD can offer, however are also limited by law (for example they cannot offer library services). Another similar but somewhat smaller MUD in Round Rock's is Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District in the Wyoming Springs area of town. Both MUDs play a significant role in local governance and maintenance of basic utilities. From time to time, elections to
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#1732772588518816-479: Is 4 miles (6 km) west of Round Rock and was discovered by accident by Texas Department of Transportation workers while drilling core samples for a new highway. The site has been studied for many years and samples carbon date to this particular Pleistocene period around 10,500 years ago. Prehistoric and Archaic period "open occupation" campsites are also found throughout the county along streams and other water sources, including Brushy Creek in Round Rock and
884-592: Is 47,648 (2010 city estimate). Round Rock's largest district is Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District. Brushy Creek MUD was formed as Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 2 in October 1977 with 725 acres (2.9 km ) of land. An annexation in 1983 increased the District to 2,210 acres (8.9 km ). The district name was changed to Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District in August 1990. The MUD provides
952-713: Is a region in the U.S. state of Texas roughly bordered on the west by San Saba to the southeast by Bryan and the south by San Marcos to the north by Hillsboro . Central Texas overlaps with and includes part of the Texas Hill Country and corresponds to a physiographic section designation within the Edwards Plateau , in a geographic context. Central Texas includes the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood , Bryan–College Station , Waco metropolitan areas and Austin–Round Rock (also part of
1020-684: Is appropriated each biennium by the Texas Legislature . In August 2010, Austin Community College's largest campus to date opened adjacent to the Texas State University center. ACC is constructing five additional buildings with a total of 250,000 square feet (23,000 m ) to accommodate up to 5,000 students in its first phase. All three campuses are adjacent to each other within the burgeoning Avery Farms development. The newest component of higher education
1088-502: Is composed of six city council members and the mayor. The mayor and all council members are elected at large and serve the entire city, not by geographic precincts. The mayor pro tem is appointed annually by council members. City Council positions are not full-time jobs. The council appoints a full-time city manager, who manages the daily affairs of the city, and all council meetings are held at 221 E. Main Street, in downtown Round Rock, on
1156-539: Is covered by water. Prior to the 2010 census, the city annexed part of the Brushy Creek CDP, increasing its area to 35.9 square miles (93 km ), of which, 35.6 square miles (92 km ) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km ) is water. The climate in this area is characterized by generally hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification , Round Rock has
1224-541: Is detailed in a book by Linda Scarborough (publisher of the Williamson County Sun newspaper) titled Road, River and Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb published by Texas State Historical Press. By the 1990s, Round Rock was primarily a suburb, with the majority of its employed residents working in Austin and then returning home after work to places such as Round Rock and Georgetown, where housing and land were less expensive. In
1292-552: Is in the heart of the emerging Avery Center development which houses Seton Williamson, the A&;M Health Science Center and other medical campuses. By the end of 2009 1,700 students were enrolled in the programs. Texas State University has taken on the lead role in this effort and 100 acres (40 ha) of land for the facility and additional buildings were donated by the Avery family of Round Rock, whose family members were early settlers on
1360-531: Is part of a longer trail from North Texas that crossed the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Brushy Creek in Round Rock, and the Colorado River in Austin. An elementary school in the Round Rock school district is named for the trail, Double File Trail Elementary School. In 1851, a small community was formed on the banks of Brushy Creek, near a large round and anvil-shaped rock in the middle of
1428-467: Is perhaps best known as the international headquarters of Dell , which employs about 16,000 people at its Round Rock facilities. The presence of Dell along with other major employers, an economic development program, major retailers such as IKEA , a Premium Outlet Mall , and the mixed-use La Frontera center, have changed Round Rock from a sleepy bedroom community into its own self-contained "super suburb". Round Rock and Williamson County have been
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#17327725885181496-573: Is represented by its own board of directors , who are voted on by the residents of the district, and it has the authority to condemn land, add additional land area, and levy fees in lieu of property taxes to maintain the utilities and other facilities. Ten MUDs are in Round Rock: Brushy Creek, Fern Bluff, Highlands at Mayfield Ranch, Meadows at Chandler Creek, Paloma Lake, Parkside at Mayfield Ranch, Siena, Teravista, Vista Oaks, and Walsh Ranch. Total population living within these MUDs
1564-668: Is the School of Nursing at Texas State University, housed within the university's College of Health Professions. Other programs offered by the college are health information management, health services research, and physical therapy. In November 2006, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) opened the first segment of the region's first toll road system. Both State Highway 130 and State Highway 45 toll roads run through portions of Round Rock and provide greatly increased mobility to
1632-588: The Blackland Prairie , and the west side of the Escarpment, which consists mostly of hilly, karst-like terrain with little topsoil and higher elevations and which is part of the Texas Hill Country . Located about 20 miles (32 km) north of downtown Austin , Round Rock shares a common border with Austin near Texas State Highway 45 . In August 2008, Money named Round Rock as the seventh-best American small city in which to live. Round Rock
1700-465: The Brazos River in the headwaters of Lake Whitney in Hill County , south of the town of Blum, Texas . In 1961, the Nolan River was dammed at Highway 67, west of the city of Cleburne , submerging the site of Wardville, the original county seat of Johnson County. The reservoir, named Lake Pat Cleburne , is the municipal water source for the city of Cleburne and serves as a recreational body for
1768-536: The Business and economic development section in this article.) Round Rock is 17 miles (27 kilometers) north of downtown Austin, and 10 mi (16 km) south of Georgetown. Its elevation is 709 ft (216 m). According to the US Census Bureau , the city has an area of 26.3 square miles (68 km ), of which 26.1 square miles (68 km ) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (0.50%)
1836-576: The Round Rock Public Library . In the first half of the 20th century, the county's wealth came from the cotton fields. Cotton , row crops, grapes, and truck farming were the predominant subsistence east of Interstate 35. West of the Balcones divide, ranchers raised cattle, sheep, and to a lesser extent, goats. Due to Round Rock's favorable geographic location over the rich, fertile " blackland prairie " soils also known locally as
1904-545: The San Gabriel River in Georgetown, 10 mi (16 km) north. These archeology dig sites show a much greater volume United States evidence of Archaic period inhabitants based on relics and flint tools recovered from burned rock middens . The earliest known "historical" Native American occupants, the Tonkawa , were a flint-working, hunting people who followed the buffalo on foot and periodically set fire to
1972-416: The "black waxy" (due to the soil's high clay content), cotton was the largest economic driver at that time. Because of the soil and climate, this ecoregion is ideally suited to crop agriculture. Nearby Taylor, Texas , east of Round Rock, was the primary cotton center where the crop was hauled for ginning (its seeds mechanically removed) at the cotton gin , compressed into bales, and shipped by train. Austin
2040-566: The 1950s, planners of the new Interstate Highway System proposed to route Interstate 35 through Taylor, whose population and cotton industry made it the county's economic powerhouse. Highway Commissioner DeWitt Greer called for the " interregional " highway to go through Taylor on its way from Dallas to Austin , but some Taylor leaders and other citizens fought the idea, worried about the possibility of cutting farmers off from all or part of their fields, traffic noise, damage to country life, loss of farmland, and unwanted right-of-way acquisition—it
2108-487: The 1990s, Round Rock had few major employers and jobs other than local retail and other services, or ranching and farming. In the late 1990s, though, that began to change as economic development became a major focus of the city and the Chamber of Commerce . Dell Corporation moved its headquarters to Round Rock, which has provided a significant number of jobs with 16,000 employees at its Round Rock headquarters. (See also
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2176-651: The Austin North Marriott , which provides space for large conferences, meetings, and banquets — a first for the county and an important component of Round Rock's economic efforts. The center is also home to the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, and Emerson Process Management . The retail portion is the second-largest outdoor commercial project in the Austin-Round Rock metro area. La Frontera
2244-531: The Capital region). The Austin–Round Rock and Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the state. In the south, the Greater Austin and Greater San Antonio areas are separated from each other by approximately 80 miles (129 km) along Interstate 35 . It is anticipated that both regions may form a new metroplex similar to Dallas and Fort Worth . Some of
2312-913: The Central Texas Hill Country. It is the 28th most populous city in Texas, according to Texas Demographic Center. The City of Round Rock has maintained a high quality of life while becoming a major center for economic growth in Central Texas, with industry clusters in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and computer/software development. Round Rock has more than 20 major employers including: Cerilliant Corporation , Cintas , Dell , Dresser , Emerson Process Management , Hospira , IKEA , KoMiCo Technology Inc., Round Rock Premium Outlets , Prudential Overall Supply , Sears Customer Care, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp, Toppan Photomasks, and TECO-Westinghouse . Dell,
2380-666: The Central Texas region are: Round Rock, Texas Round Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas , in Williamson County (with a small part in Travis County ), which is a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 according to the 2020 census . The city straddles the Balcones Escarpment , a fault line in which the areas roughly east of Interstate 35 are flat and characterized by having black, fertile soils of
2448-522: The Civil War, Jesse Chisholm began moving cattle from South Texas through Round Rock on the way to Abilene, Kansas . The route he established, which crossed Brushy Creek at the round rock, became known as the Chisholm Trail . Most of the old buildings, including the old Saint Charles Hotel, have been preserved. This historic area is now called "Old Town". Downtown Round Rock was the site of
2516-596: The Highway Commission. In June 1956, the 15-year debate over the form, funding, and route of the Interstate was resolved. Due to the heavy lobbying, and not wanting to antagonize Taylor, the highway was built along the edge of the Balcones Fault line, running through Round Rock. The precise route was not without opposition, however, as the new road cut off "Old Town" to the west from what had become
2584-532: The Nolan less than a mile southeast of Lake Pat Cleburne. Four miles south of Rio Vista on Highway 174 is a marker erected to the memory of Philip Nolan (1771–1801). This is on the Hill County side and a small cemetery is west-northwest in the timber, near the river. The river is named after Philip Nolan, who was known to have been a horse trader to the U.S. Army in 1791. Central Texas Central Texas
2652-402: The average family size was 3.29. In the city, the age distribution was 31.9% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 38.8% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. The per capita income for the city was $ 30,605. Round Rock, with a population of more than 130,000, is located 15 miles north of Austin in
2720-472: The boards were contentious and heated debates arose regarding other MUD issues. Round Rock does not often annex a MUD to avoiding having to take on the aging infrastructure replacement and upkeep costs. Round Rock Independent School District , a Texas Education Agency recognized school district, is in southern Williamson County and northwest Travis County, and includes all the City of Round Rock and portions of
2788-434: The cities of Austin and Cedar Park . The area covers 110 square miles (280 km ) encompassing high-tech manufacturing and urban retail centers, suburban neighborhoods, and farm and ranch land. Roughly 45,00 students attend the district's five high schools, ten middle schools, 32 elementary schools, and two alternative learning centers. In August 2010, the district opened its fifth high school ( Cedar Ridge High School ),
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2856-644: The city, albeit with strong regional opposition to the high-toll charges to motorists. State Highway 130 runs just south of Austin Bergstrom International Airport at US Highway 183 and connecting to Interstate 35 north of Georgetown , and passes through the easternmost portion of Round Rock. It provides Round Rock residents with quick access to the Austin airport for about $ 6 each way. The project, when completed, will end at Interstate 10 just east of Seguin , about 30 miles (50 km) east-northeast of San Antonio essentially creating
2924-411: The county until the 1860s. In the late 19th century, Native Americans were being pushed out of Central Texas. As the area developed into a rural Anglo community, some of the modern paved roads followed the original Native-American pathways. One famous immigration route passed through Round Rock and is called the "Double File Trail" because the path was wide enough for two horsemen to ride side-by-side. It
2992-416: The county. The Nolan, north of the dam, is a narrow, tree-lined, slow-moving, rather shallow stream primarily flowing through private farm land, and is popular with anglers. Below the lake, the river takes on a different character as it flows through limestone bluffs with a hard-packed clay and gravel river bottom, and the banks are vegetated with many species of large trees. The river, below the dam, flows with
3060-461: The creek. ( 30°30′47.14″N 97°41′21.62″W / 30.5130944°N 97.6893389°W / 30.5130944; -97.6893389 ) This round rock marked a convenient low-water crossing for wagons, horses, and cattle. The first postmaster called the community "Brushy", and the creek was called " Brushy Creek ", but in 1854, at the suggestion of the postmaster, the small settlement was renamed Round Rock in honor of this now famous rock. After
3128-533: The first in the state. As of 1999, approximately half of the general fund of the City of Round Rock originates from sales taxes generated from the Dell headquarters. Today the company is one of the largest technology companies in the world, listed as number 38 on the Fortune 500 (2010). Fortune also lists Dell as the #5 most admired company in its industry. As part of its clean energy program in 2008, Dell switched
3196-556: The initial training programs were targeted to help educate students for work at local companies, such as Dell, which had specialized needs. In 2008, an educational campus and the first RRC building—the Avery Building—was opened through the combined efforts of Texas State University , Austin Community College , and Temple College in order to provide a broader range of educational opportunities, specialized training, and varying degree programs including post graduate degrees. The campus
3264-572: The land surrounding the center. Construction on the second Texas State campus building is underway and construction is nearly complete on this additional classroom building. (See also Texas State University Round Rock Campus ) The city is also home to the Texas A&;M Health Science Center Round Rock, which opened its doors in December 2010. The campus is designed to eventually accommodate as many as 17 additional buildings over time as money
3332-437: The largest cities in the region are Austin , College Station , Killeen , Round Rock , and Waco . The largest U.S. Army installation in the country, Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), is located near Killeen . The counties (to the right in red) that are almost always included in the Central Texas region are (those bolded are always part of Central Texas): Counties (to the right in pink) that are sometimes included in
3400-564: The leadership of then-City Manager Bob Bennett, planning director Joe Vining, and local citizen Mike Swayze envisioned and oversaw creation of the Texas State University Round Rock Campus (or Round Rock Higher Education Center). The concept was envisioned as a way to lure colleges and universities to jointly provide education, training, and degree opportunities on part-time and full-time bases. The center used various empty facilities around town, and many of
3468-648: The major league Texas Rangers ball club. Home games for the Express are played at the Dell Diamond , a facility that is owned by the City of Round Rock and leased long-term to RSR Sports, which runs and maintains the facility. Round Rock opened a free public skate park in 2007 behind the Clay Madsen Recreation Center on Gattis School Road. Round Rock is the self-proclaimed "Sports Capital of Texas". The city's Old Settlers Park offers
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#17327725885183536-461: The majority of Round Rock is within Precinct 1, all four precincts include some portions of the city. Municipal utility districts , commonly referred to as "MUDs", play a significant role in Round Rock. Each is a special-purpose district that provides public utilities such as water, wastewater , storm water , and sometimes roads, parks , solid waste , and other infrastructure and services to
3604-435: The more recent "downtown" area east of Interstate 35. The Interstate eventually made Round Rock into a viable and vibrant commercial center, while Taylor withered with the decline of the cotton industry. Today, it is a minor, modest town with a smaller population, while Round Rock has thrived and rapidly grown into the largest city in the county, attracting Dell Computer and major retail centers. The transformation of Round Rock
3672-807: The national average, and the schools' performance reflects the tax dollars invested. In the annual report released July 30, 2010, the Round Rock Independent School District received the highest possible rating ("Exemplary") for 25 of its schools, the highest number so rated in any of the suburban districts in Central Texas. These schools are: Westwood High School. Canyon Vista, Walsh, and Cedar Valley middle schools. Spicewood, Forest North, Caraway, Brushy Creek, Laurel Mountain, Fern Bluff, Canyon Creek, Great Oaks, Teravista, Cactus Ranch, Sommer, Deep Wood, Robertson, Pond Springs, Live Oak, Old Town, Jollyville, Forest Creek, Blackland Prairie, Union Hill and Gattis elementary schools. In 2010,
3740-556: The need for significant space as it expanded, the City of Round Rock in 1996 offered Dell a "Chapter 380" agreement by offering to split sales tax revenue from in-state sales 50/50 between Dell and the city. (A "Chapter 380" agreement is named for the chapter in Vernon's Statues that permits sales tax revenue sharing for economic development purposes.) It was the first time such an agreement had been used in Central Texas and among
3808-553: The park tell of the history of Round Rock. The bronze sculptures of four steers and pioneer woman Hattie Cluck and her son, Emmitt, were commissioned by the city through donations from Round Rock residents. The sculptures depict Round Rock's history as a crossing location along the Chisholm Trail. The project plans include 18 to 20 additional bronze statues over time. Following the end of the American Civil War ,
3876-729: The power sources of the Round Rock headquarters to more environmentally friendly ones, with 60% of the power coming from TXU Energy wind farms and 40% coming from the Austin Community Landfill gas-to-energy plant operated by Waste Management, Inc . Round Rock's largest commercial and office business center is La Frontera , at the intersection of Loop 1, SH 45, and IH-35. La Frontera combines multi-tenant offices, company headquarters facilities, 1,000,000 square feet (90,000 m ) of retail, and several apartment complexes and other smaller retail and housing centers. The project also includes Williamson County's largest hotel,
3944-513: The prairie to aid them in their hunts. During the 18th century, the Tonkawa made the transition to a horse culture and used firearms to a limited extent. Apparently, small numbers of Kiowa , Yojuane , Tawakoni , and Mayeye Native-Americans lived in the county at the time of the earliest Anglo settlements. After they were crowded out by white settlement, the Comanches raided settlements in
4012-479: The residents of each district. MUDs are typically formed by a residential developer as a means to install utilities and roads to a project when a city is not ready or able to provide them. The developer gets reimbursed over time from the fees levied by the MUD, and at some point the area may be annexed by the city to bring the development into the city's tax base once the basic infrastructure costs are paid off. The MUD
4080-479: The school district as a whole was rated "academically recognized", a significant step above 2009 when the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Round Rock is partially served by Leander Independent School District & Pflugerville Independent School District Round Rock also has a number of higher education opportunities. In 1990, the city, under
4148-434: The second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 pm, unless indicated otherwise. Council meetings are televised. The Commissioners Court is the overall governing and management body of Williamson County, consisting of five members. The county judge presides as chairman over the court, and is elected every four years by all voters in the county. Four commissioners are elected by single-member precincts every four years. While
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#17327725885184216-602: The site of human habitation since at least 9,200 BCE. The area's earliest known inhabitants lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age), and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9,200 BCE based on evidence found at the much-studied Gault Site , midway between Georgetown and Fort Cavazos . One of the most important discoveries in recent times is the ancient skeletal remains dubbed "the Leanderthal Lady " because of its age and proximity to Leander, Texas . The site
4284-485: Was also a cotton center for a time once the railroad arrived there in the 1870s. Cotton production and cattle raising, on a much smaller scale, continues today, although primarily east of Round Rock. To preserve the heritage of the famous crossing, a Chisholm Trail Crossing Park was developed to provide visitors with a simulated scene of Round Rock's historical role in the Chisholm cattle drive. Commemorative plaques in
4352-492: Was developed by Bill Smalling and Don Martin, with Fort Worth financier Ed Bass as financial partner. In 2006, a retail-only hub opened in Round Rock at the corner of IH-35 and Highway 1431 (now renamed "University Boulevard"), across the street from IKEA . The major-retailer center includes the Simon Property Group 's Premium Outlets Mall, as well as numerous other retail stores and restaurants. The project
4420-538: Was developed by Simon Property Group, with other portions by Barshop and Oles of Austin. Round Rock is home to the Round Rock Express , a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League , owned by RSR Sports (Nolan Ryan, Don Sanders, Reid Ryan) and was founded by Reid Ryan, son of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan . As of August 2010, Nolan Ryan is also the new owner of
4488-692: Was killed in the shootout. Near Ware was Soapy Smith , a noted con man, and his cousin Edwin, who witnessed Ware's shot. Soapy exclaimed, "I think you got him." The event is known locally as the "Sam Bass Shootout". This shootout is recreated each year at the July 4 Frontier Days Celebration in Old Settlers Park. Bass is buried in Round Rock Cemetery , northwest of "Old Town" on Sam Bass Road. His original headstone can be found on display at
4556-646: Was proposed to be an astounding 300 feet (90 m) wide, unheard of before this time. No one even knew what an "Interregional Highway" would look like, unless they had traveled to Germany to see the Autobahn or the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut . Instead, they wanted improvements to the farm-to-market roads and a straight route to Austin. Meanwhile, Round Rock leaders sought the highway and its potential economic benefits. Mayor Louis Henna lobbied
4624-586: Was the only Texas city to make the Top 10. In a CNN article dated July 1, 2009, Round Rock was listed as the second-fastest-growing city in the country, with a population growth of 8.2% in the preceding year. According to the 2008 ratings from the Texas Education Agency, the Round Rock Independent School District ranks among the best in the state. Of 42 schools within it, 12 were rated exemplary and 11 were recognized. Round Rock
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