🌱 TX Monoclonal Antibody Shortage +ATX Library Against Book Bans

Meagan Falcon
Updated ·3 min read

Happy Wednesday, Cedar Park-Leander! It's me again, your host Meagan Falcon.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas last week and spent it with good company. We are back for another edition of the Cedar Park-Leander Daily to share the top stories in town today.

Here's everything you need to know.

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking and warm. High: 77 Low: 64.

This week's forecast:

Quite unseasonably warm weather will close out 2021. A pattern of mainly night into morning low clouds and fog giving way to afternoon sunshine can be expected.

A weak cold front Wednesday will bring temporarily drier air Wednesday afternoon. A much stronger front is forecast Saturday evening into Saturday night, bringing much colder temperatures and windy conditions to all areas on Sunday.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Cedar Park-Leander:

  1. As the omicron variant continues to spread statewide during the holidays, more Texans are seeking COVID-19 tests but running into roadblocks finding them. Here's where to get tested in Cedar Park-Leander. (Cedar Park-Leander Patch)

  2. A suspicious package that was found in front of a Cedar Park supermarket on Sunday was "deemed safe" after Austin's bomb squad responded. (Cedar Park-Leander Patch)

  3. Sarah Weddington, the lawyer and former member of the Texas House of Representatives best known from representing "Jane Roe," in Roe v. Wade has died. She was 76. (Austin Patch)

  4. Texas infusion centers offering monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 omicron patients across the state have exhausted their supply and will not be able to offer it again until January. (KVUE.com)

  5. On Wednesday, the Austin Public Library spoke out against the storm of book banning and censorship that's swept across the state of Texas this year. (KXAN.com)

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From my notebook:

  • Austin Bulldog Rescue: "‼️FOSTER NEEDED‼️ 👯‍♀️ Adults only home, women only preferred 🙅‍♀️ No other pets 🏡 A home with a yard preferred 💕Must stay in Austin for surgery 1/4 💕 Please read 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼" (Facebook)

  • Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation: "Mission moments make us smile and we hope they make you smile as well! 😀 Learn how a grant award funded by O'Connell Robertson is helping beginning readers at Jim Plain Elementary School. ❤️ #Thankful" (Facebook)

  • Cedar Park Public Library: "It's Winter Break and everyone is off of school! If you're looking for something to do, join us on Wednesday, December 29 at 2:00 p.m. to watch a family friendly movie! We'll be showing The Croods: A New Age." (Facebook)

  • Twin Lakes Family YMCA: "The sauna will be closing at 7:30 PM today, 12/27, for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience." (Facebook)

  • City of Cedar Park, Texas-City Government: "Kids are out of school for winter break. Heads up for them in your neighborhood enjoying their Christmas gifts! More safety tips: HeadsUpCedarPark.com" (Facebook)

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Your friendly neighborhood journalist,

Meagan Falcon

Meagan covers local news for Patch in Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Pflugerville.

About Meagan: I was born and raised in Corpus Christi and spent three years covering breaking news and things to do in South Texas before I moved to the Austin Metro. When I am not reporting the news, I am enjoying a good book, tending to my garden and spending time with my pup. I am a green thumb novice so if y'all have gardening tips, I would love some.

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This article originally appeared on the Cedar Park-Leander Patch