Looking for events to attend in Liberty Hill and Leander this spring? Check out these events happening March 20-April 20, including a spring break camp, a lantern festival and a visit with the Easter Bunny.

Spring Break Camp: Stars and Galaxies 
Children can unleash their creativity at Studio on Main with outer space-themed crafts. The spring break camp will be led by a certified teacher and include games and craft projects such as galaxy canvases and constellation jars.

• March 20, 9 a.m.-noon
• $65 (per child)
• 1201 Main St., Ste. 200, Liberty Hill

• March 28, 5-9 p.m.
• $34.99 and up
• 16107 FM 2769, Ste. D, Leander

• April 11, 8 a.m.-noon
• Free (admission)
• 607 Municipal Drive, Leander

Liberty Hill ISD students will attend school for five days a week for a majority of next school year.

What happened: The board of trustees approved the academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year at a March 9 board meeting.

In case you missed it: This school year, the district adopted a hybrid calendar with mostly four-day school weeks in which Fridays served as teacher work days. In January, LHISD was required to add some Fridays back to its calendar after the Texas Education Agency denied the district’s staff development waiver.

The update: In the new academic calendar, 61% of school weeks have five school days while 39% have four school days. This school year, 73% of school weeks had less than five school days prior to the district adding some additional Fridays back this spring, LHISD Superintendent Travis Motal said.

Compared to this school year, the 2026-27 calendar has eight additional school days, including four bad weather days, and is built around an instructional day that is 20 minutes shorter.

From a state office building to a gas station and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Texas Facilities Commission Pflugerville State Office Building: A four-story, 100,000-square-foot site featuring a conferencing center, flexible work suites and offices will house two state agencies.

2. Crescent Bluff West sections nine and 10 in Georgetown: The subdivision is slated to grow larger with an additional 3,384,612 square feet of single-family residential space. 

3. Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Pflugerville: Seating for 300 people, restrooms, classrooms and offices are among the amenities planned for a one-story, 16,644-square-foot sanctuary.

4. Fuel Hub in San Marcos: Motorists traveling through San Marcos will have another place to fill their tanks once a 20,500-square-foot facility is constructed. 

5. Cash America Pawn in Austin: A pawn shop will be rebuilt on its existing site after the previous facility was damaged in a fire. It will total 5,156 square feet when complete. 

The Travis County Commissioners Court approved $12 million in funding for a new Precinct 2 building at a March 3 meeting.

The new facility comes as the county prepares to borrow $138 million through certificates of obligation in fiscal year 2025-26.

A closer look: The county has identified a new facility for its Precinct 2 office in Northwest Travis County, said Michelle Surka, Travis County assistant budget director. The Travis County Precinct 2 Constable's Office and Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 building is currently located at 10409 Burnet Road, Austin.

The $12 million in approved funding would cover the $11.5 million purchase of the property and $500,000 to design renovations. An additional $8 million in funding would be needed in FY 2026-27 for renovation-related construction costs, according to county documents.

The impact: The issuance of $138.88 million in debt for FY 2025-26 would increase a homeowner's annual tax bill by $13 based on an average taxable homestead value of $515,212, according to county documents.