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| ==About the district==
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| :: ''See also: [[Round Rock Independent School District, Texas]]''
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| [[File:Map of Texas highlighting Travis and Williamson Counties.png|175px|thumb|left|link=Round Rock Independent School District, Texas|Round Rock Independent School District is located in Travis and Williamson Counties, Texas]]Round Rock Independent School District is located in both [[Travis County, Texas]] and [[Williamson County, Texas]]. Combined, the areas of Travis and Williamson Counties are home to 1,446,945 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48491.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Travis County, Texas," accessed September 2, 2014]</ref> In the 2011-2012 school year, Round Rock Independent School District was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|22nd-largest school district]] in [[Texas]] and served 45,034 students.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 29, 2014]</ref>
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| ===Demographics in Travis County===
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| Travis County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 44.2 percent of Travis County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.3 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Travis County was $56,403 compared to $51,563 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Travis County was 17.4 percent, the same rate as the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<ref name=Census/>
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Travis County (%)
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| | White || 81.0 || 80.3
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| | Black or African American || 8.9 || 12.4
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| | Asian || 6.2 || 4.3
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| | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1 || 0.1
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| | Two or More Races || 2.4 || 1.8
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| | Hispanic or Latino || 33.8 || 38.4
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| ===Demographics in Williamson County===
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| Williamson County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 37.6 percent of Williamson County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.3 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Williamson County was $70,849 compared to $51,563 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Williamson County was 6.8 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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| | Hispanic or Latino || 23.8 || 38.4
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| ==Recent news== | | ==Recent news== |
Paul J. Tisch
Prior offices
Round Rock Independent School District Place 6
Paul J. Tisch is the former Place 6 incumbent on the Round Rock School Board in Texas. He defeated challenger Tony A. Pitts in the general election on November 4, 2014. He resigned his seat in 2017.
Elections
2014
- See also: Round Rock Independent School District elections (2014)
The November 4, 2014, general election in Round Rock Independent School District
featured
five seats up for election. In the Place 1 race, incumbent Claudio Cruz
faced
a challenge from Nikki Gonzales. Place 3 incumbent Diane Cox
ran
for re-election against challenger Bryan Black. Since Place 5 incumbent Catherine Hanna did not file for re-election, Paul K. Emerson, Suzi David and Allen McKee
competed
for her seat. Place 6 incumbent Paul J. Tisch
faced
a challenge from Tony A. Pitts. Place 4 incumbent Terri Romere
ran
unopposed.
Results
Round Rock Independent School District, Place 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
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Nonpartisan |
 Paul J. Tisch Incumbent |
61.7% |
17,207 |
| |
Nonpartisan |
Tony A. Pitts |
38.3% |
10,666 |
| Total Votes |
27,873 |
| Source: Travis County Clerk, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 6, 2014 • Williamson County Clerk, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 6, 2014 These results are unofficial. They will be updated once certified election results are available. |
Funding
Candidates must file reports with the Texas Ethics Commission or the appropriate county clerk. They must disclose the amount of each contribution (or the value and nature of any in-kind contribution), the name and address of the individual or political committee making the contribution and the date of the contribution. Filers must also report all expenditures, including the date of an expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure is made and the purpose of the expenditure.[1]
Endorsements
Tisch did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Paul + Tisch + Round + Rock + Independent + School + District + Texas"
See also
External links
