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Georgetown ISD working to balance higher costs and stagnant funding this budget season
Georgetown ISD is working to balance a stagnation in state funding with increased costs of operation as district administration continues efforts to prepare its budget for fiscal year 2024-25. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify language related to enrollment projections factored into the budget.
Officials seize several pounds of fentanyl, heroin and meth in South Austin drug raid
Law enforcement officials have seized several pounds of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl in a drug raid at a house in South Austin, according to a federal criminal complaint. Joshua James Calvo of Austin was charged with possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of...
Round Rock-based Dell sued over database breach
AUSTIN, Texas — A man is suing Round Rock-based tech giant Dell Inc. after the company's database was hacked. The plaintiff, a man named John Lattimore, is suing individually and on behalf of everyone impacted, claiming negligence after a cyberattack breached the company's database. Late Thursday night and Friday...
Hutto ISD receives approval for provisional early college high school
Hutto High School received a provisional Early College High School designation in May. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Incoming Hutto High School students will soon have another opportunity to get an early start in higher education, now that the campus has been designated an Early College High School. What you need to...
Hutto ISD planning safer crossing at Limmer Loop and Exchange Boulevard with city
Hutto ISD Associate Superintendent of Operations Henry Gideon said an agreement with the city for a traffic signal at Limmer Loop and Exchange Boulevard would come before the board May 22. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Hutto ISD is considering a partnership with the city of Hutto to install a traffic light...
The Swim Studio to teach lessons to students of all ages in Georgetown
Coaches at the studio will offer private swimming instruction to children and adults. (Courtesy The Swim Studio) The Swim Studio is slated to open its doors to swimmers in Georgetown in early 2025. Swim coaches will provide one-on-one swim lessons to adults and children as young as 6 months old...
It's time we asked why Williamson County doesn't have a medical examiner | Opinion
You're not supposed to talk about death in polite company. That sounds like something your parents would tell you. But my life cannot exist without death and this moment requires me to talk about it. As one of four justices of the peace in Williamson County, I spend at least...
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