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Round Rock Council Member Matt Baker faces opponent for Place 3 seat


Matthew Baker is seeking his second term as the Place 3 member of the Round Rock City Council, and is being challenged by political newcomer Janneke Parrish.
In the other Round Rock council race, Tina Steiner is running against Kristin Stevens for the Place 5 seat. The winners of the May 1 election will serve a three-year term. Early voting begins Monday and will run through April 27. 
In the Place 4 race, Baker, a 52-year-old realtor, said his highest priority is keeping Round Rock the great city it is today.
We have the best sense of community, we re nationally ranked as one of the safest cities and the best place to raise a family, Baker said.  ....

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44 Round Rock families impacted by townhome evictions caused by winter storm damage


44 Round Rock families impacted by townhome evictions caused by winter storm damage
A Williamson County judge granted a temporary restraining order requiring the property management to continue paying for hotels for a few tenants until April 14.
Author: Luis de Leon
Updated: 11:57 AM CDT April 9, 2021
That was true for the Townhomes at Double Creek, a low-income housing complex where storm damage repairs forced residents to stay at hotels as they waited for the repairs to be completed.
Now, up to 44 families have received eviction notices this month due to the damage – all with about a week s notice. In the eviction notices, management also informed impacted residents that, after the seven days, they will not continue to pay for the hotels some tenants have been staying at. ....

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44 Austin area families facing eviction from freeze-damaged townhomes


As many as 44 low-income families in Round Rock are facing possible homelessness this week after receiving eviction notices that gave them seven days to leave their freeze-damaged town homes, community advocates said.
The families who live at the Townhomes at Double Creek, 2500 Louis Henna Blvd., had been staying in hotels, waiting for repairs after water damage was caused by pipes bursting during the deadly freeze in mid-February. 
They received a notice from the Double Creek management Thursday that they would be evicted from their homes Wednesday and that management would also stop paying for their stays in hotels, said Faith Adams, one of the residents. ....

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