By ALEJANDRA BORUNDA, National Geographic
The two finalists stood quietly at their podiums at the front of a packed auditorium at the 2019 National Geographic Bee on May 22.
“My heart was pounding and felt like it would come out of my body during the sudden death rounds in the finals,” said Nihar Janga from Steiner Ranch.
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
One day after the Volente City Council requested the resignation of both mayor David Springer and councilmember Bill Connors, Springer resigned. Councilmember Connors shares insights about the divisiveness at the small village on the north side of Lake Travis.
In a June 6 email to Volente city attorney Erin Selvera, mayor Springer resigned from his position, effective immediately. Mayor Pro Tem Chris Wilder accepted his resignation on June 7.
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
With his May 23 Federal Election Commission filing, Brian Newnan of River Place, formally declared his candidacy for the United States 2020 presidential election.
The 23-year River Place resident’s declaration lists his affiliation as a Democrat and Newnan joins 743 other candidates who have registered for the race as of June 3. Newnan has no previous experience holding a political office.