The HCN Weekly for April 29, 2021: This week, we recap a surprising trend in early voting turnout and talk about a couple of the higher profile local races with editor Richard Stone. 

In other local news, a standoff involving the SWAT team ended peacefully and Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell says the county has held its last COVID-19 related press conference. 

Sports Editor Zach Smith joins the podcast to talk about the No. 1 ranked high school softball team in the nation - the Leander Lions - and other softball teams entering the playoffs, the upcoming high school baseball playoffs, the Round Rock Express, Texas Stars, and Austin FC's first-ever win on the road in Colorado as well as their upcoming match against Minnesota.