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Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched the rst edition of Community Impact Newspaper in 2005 with three full-time employees covering Round Rock and P ugerville, Texas. Now in 2022, CI is still locally owned. We have expanded to include hundreds of employees, our own software platform and printing facility, and over 30 hyperlocal editions across the state with a circulation to more than 2.4 million residential mailboxes.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH
FROM KATHIE: In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey became the second-most costly hurricane in American history. With $125 billion in damage and more than 154,000 homes ooded in Harris County, a $2.5 billion bond was passed in 2018 to address ood relief. As of June, 67% of the funds acquired had been spent. Read more about those projects in our front- page story, which continues on Page 34. Kathie Snyder, GENERAL MANAGER
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FROM DANICA: The start of the new school year is just around the corner, and our annual Education Edition is here to catch you up on the latest in Cy-Fair ISD. Inside this month, you’ll nd campus-level standardized testing data (see Page 18), learn more about the purpose of school boards (see Page 21), see updates on major bond projects (see Page 15) and nd out why discipline is one of the district’s biggest concerns heading into the 2022-23 school year (see Page 24). Danica Lloyd, EDITOR
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