Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Caldwell County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
42 topics
Public safety
Air Ambulance Service Provider
TABC Permitting / County Wet Status
Polling Locations and Community Integrity
Operation Lone Star Grant and LPRs
Operation Lone Star Grant
Texas Women's Songwriters Festival
Operation Lone Star Grant and Flock Cameras
Operation Lone Star and Surveillance
Polling Locations
Schools
Zoning & land use
Elections
Proposed Polling Location Changes and Voter Access
Data Center Development and Public Trust
Polling Place Closures
Prairie Lee Traffic Safety
County Official Real Estate Disclosure
Prairie Lea stop signs
Prairie Lee Stop Signs
Development & housing
Data Center Development
Traffic Regulation on County Line Road
Transparency
Traffic Safety
Prairie Lee Stop Sign Issue
Groves Reactor
Taxes & budget
Community Events
ESD #5 Sales Tax
Roads & traffic
Parks & recreation
Tax Abatement
EDC Austin Data Center Tax Abatement
Hays County Child Protective Board Presentation
Data Center Regulation and County Authority
Data Center Regulatory Authority
Prairie Lee Traffic Study
Infrastructure
Prairie Lee Stop Sign Project
Proclamation: Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Prairie Lee Traffic Safety Study
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Caldwell County from local and regional media.
What's happened to the Austin ISD schools that have closed?
After trustees voted to close 10 campuses this year, the Austin Independent School District has more campuses no longer being used as traditional schools. With a tight budget and declining enrollment,...
How Flock cameras became an unexpected issue in the 2026 midterms
An anti-Flock camera sign is posted below one on N. Munger Blvd in Dallas, July 29, 2026. The solar powered camera records license plates from passing vehicles.Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning NewsFlock cameras have ...
Oct 11, 2026College Station prepares for impacts from Elon Musk's Terafab
A rendering of Terafab, the massive chip manufacturing facility SpaceX and Tesla Inc. are building in Grimes County. SpaceXCollege Station wants to be ready.It's seen the growing pains of other Texas ...
Oct 10, 2026Abbott puts the brakes on data center permits
By Anthony Collins LPR Editor                               For months, the questions surrounding Texas’ exploding data center industr...
Oct 8, 2026AirLIFE TEXAS Program announces community partnership with Caldwell County for Air Medical Transport
LOCKHART, TX, Oct. 1, 2026 –       Air Methods, the nation’s leading emergency air medical service provider, entered into a new one-year community partnership agreement with Caldwell County ...
Oct 8, 2026Controversial data center project gets second chance after community pushback
District 4 Council Member Heather Long listens to public comment during a Taylor City Council Meeting, July 9, 2026. Community members have packed Taylor City Council meetings for months as at least five data c...
Oct 7, 2026Meet the candidates for Williamson County Precinct 4 commissioner
The Williamson County Commissioners meet at the county's new administration building. Justin Doud/Austin American-StatesmanGrowth, transportation and development are among the issues facing eastern Williamson C...
Oct 6, 2026Bastrop County judge candidates: Meet Gregory Klaus and Dock Jackson
Bastrop County MARY HUBER/BASTROP ADVERTISER FILEIncumbent Bastrop County Judge Gregory Klaus, a Republican, is running for his second term in office against a familiar opponent. Dock Jackson, a Democrat, lost ...
Oct 5, 2026Who pays to fix Zilker Park after ACL? Here's what happens next.
Weekend One of Austin City Limits Music Festival left large sections of the Zilker Park Great Lawn churned into thick mud after days of rain, prompting criticism from Austin City Council Member Ryan Alter ...
Oct 5, 2026Austin council approved contracts before receiving a staff memo on concerns
Austin City HallRob Villalpando/Austin American-StatesmanA divided Austin City Council voted to extend 14 contracts with nonprofits that provide services to needy Austinites, including one for a public health p...
Sep 30, 2026Council approves Rosedale rezoning despite ongoing lawsuit over the site
The Rosedale School on West 49th Street, photographed on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, is one of two Austin Independent School District properties that could get sold in an effort to slash its $65 million deficit.Jay ...
Sep 30, 2026When does early voting start in Texas? Voter registration deadline and key dates
Early voting runs from Oct. 19 to Oct. 30, 2026. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images)KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesAI-AssistedTexans have limited time to be sure they're registered to vo...
Sep 30, 2026