The number of homes sold across Georgetown's three area ZIP codes decreased year over year in January.

During that same period, the average number of days a home spent on the market was up across the board, indicating a slowing real estate market, according to the latest data provided by Unlock MLS and the Austin Board of Realtors.

The breakdown: Twenty-nine fewer homes sold this January compared to last January in the Georgetown area.

ZIP code 78633 saw the largest decline with 17 fewer home sales, a 23.94% drop.

Williamson County is partially reporting results from election night as of 7 a.m. March 4. The county's elections results tracker was last updated just after 4 a.m.

What's changed: Overnight, the the county has processed 16,293 election day ballots, many of them cast in the Democratic primary, according to the tracker.

In the Democratic primary, 168 of the 178 total voter precincts have reported. On the Republican side, however, just 15 of the 178 precincts are reporting election day results.

This is likely due to procedural changes in how the Republican Party is collecting and counting election day ballots. 

Latest update: Only 11 election day votes have been reported in the Republican primary for Williamson County Precinct 2 commissioner.

David McDonald continues to lead the field with 47.58% of the votes, or 3,806 votes. He's trailed by Jeff Mayes, who has 27.71% of votes, or 2,217 votes, and Rupal Chaudhari with 24.71% of the votes, or 1,977 votes.

There will be a May 26 runoff if no candidate recieves more than 50% of the votes. 

I Live Here I Give Here will host its third annual Amplify Wilco Day starting March 4, benefitting over 90 nonprofit organizations in Williamson County. 

Dig deeper: The event will span from March 4 at 6 p.m.-March 5 at 6 p.m, coinciding with the neighboring area’s Amplify Austin Day, which raised $122.4 million for Central Texas nonprofits since 2013, according to a news release.

Lend a hand: Residents are invited to donate any amount, starting at $5, throughout the 24-hour period. Donations will go to local organizations, including ones focused on animal care, veterans, housing, shelters, arts and culture.

Learn more: Several local businesses and foundations have pledged to match donations, according to the news release. Tito’s Handmade Vodka will match donations made to arts and culture organizations with $25 per donation, up to $15,000. 

• March 4, 6 p.m.-March 5, 6 p.m.
• Donations starting at $5

From new hangars at the Georgetown Executive Airport to a neighborhood amenity center and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro in the past week.

1. Cottonwood—30-inch Water Transmission Main: Contractors will install 6,366 linear feet of water line and replace 1,396 square yards of sidewalk as part of a city of Hutto project.

2. Triada Amenity Center: The Triada community could soon have a 4,721-square-foot amenity center with homeowners association offices, a lounge, a fitness center, a pump building, restrooms and storage space.

3. Hangars at Georgetown Airport: Four aircraft hangars, totaling 36,444 square feet, will be built at the Georgetown Executive Airport.

4. Valvoline: A 3,447-square-foot Cedar Park location for oil change services is on the way.

5. Taco Bell: Officials with the Irvine-based fast food restaurant plan to construct a 2,565-square-foot Leander location with a drive-thru.

With 253 of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results, three statewide Republican primary races are headed to runoffs, while candidates had decisive leads in other races.

The details: The Republican primary contests for U.S. Senate, attorney general and railroad commissioner appear to be heading to May runoffs, unofficial election returns showed.

Incumbent John Cornyn and state attorney general Ken Paxton will face each other in a runoff to determine who will be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate after neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold required to avoid an additional round. In the attorney general race, state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, will face off in an overtime round.

Incumbent Jim Wright and former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French will compete in a runoff for railroad commissioner. All primary runoffs will take place on May 26, according to the secretary of state.

With 249 of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results early March 4, state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, held a steady lead over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

What to know: Talarico led Crockett by nearly eight percentage points in the early hours of March 4, with the Austin Democrat holding 53.28% of the vote over Crockett's 45.45% in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. Ahmad R. Hassan was in a distant third place with 1.27% of the vote, per unofficial returns.

State legislators also led the Democratic primary races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller, unofficial results showed, although some of those contests had not been called as of press time.

Something to note: Republicans currently hold all statewide offices in Texas and no Democrat or third-party candidate has won a statewide seat since 1994, election records show.