The Georgetown Executive Airport will soon allow for 50-year land lease terms, following Georgetown City Council members' initial approval of the policy change.

What it means: The current airport policy allows 30-year leases, and the Federal Aviation Administration does not allow land leases at airports over 50 years.

After receiving final approval, the new airport policy will allow leases up to the maximum duration allowed by the FAA or Texas Department of Transportation.

Public Works Director Eric Johnson said the change will help sign more land leases because it allows developers more time to make a return on their investment and, in turn, generates more profit for the city.

“That could translate to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for the next 30-50 years,” Johnson said.

Some context: Most commonly, tenants lease land from an airport to construct hangars or other aviation-related facilities.

A Matter of Taste Florist will relocate its business this month.

Learn more: Owner Lindsay Roach said the business will move to another spot within the city after over 40 years at 4230 Williams Drive, Georgetown.

“While this transition has come together quickly, we are working hard behind the scenes and plan to be fully moved into our new space by April 20,” she said in an email.

About the company: A Matter of Taste Florist creates custom floral arrangements and plants for events, according to its website. The store also sells art, clothing and wine in its boutique.

• 1603 Northwest Blvd., Bldg. B, Georgetown

Round Rock will add 76 acres of property, near the city's border with Georgetown, to its water utility service area. The property is part of a 230-acre, in-city municipal utility district that will bring about 900 homes to the area. 

What you need to know: Round Rock Public Works Director Michael Thane said that as the MUD is planned to be within city limits, it made sense to transfer the area's water service from Jonah Water Special Utility District.  

City documents show the transfer of water service is "mutually advantageous." The city council moved to approve the measure in an April 9 meeting. 

Remember this?: In June, Council approved the creation of an in-city MUD on 230 acres of property near the northwest corner of University Boulevard and CR 110. The tracts of land were rezoned to SF3, one of the city's single-family zoning designations, and would generally resemble typical subdivision standards of the city, documents state. 

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Texas education officials are currently overhauling the state’s social studies curriculum standards, with policymakers, teachers, parents and historians clashing over how students should be taught about the history of Texas, the U.S. and the world.

The overview: The State Board of Education reviews standards for all curriculum areas every 15-20 years, dictating what Texas' 5.5 million public school students should learn at each grade level.

As written, the plan would reduce how much time students spend learning about world history and cultures in favor of more Texas-focused subjects. Critics of the proposal have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support it said students’ education should be centered around American exceptionalism, state history and Christianity.

Next steps: The SBOE, which has the final say on the curriculum changes, was taking an initial vote on the plan as of press time and is scheduled to adopt the final standards in June. The new requirements would be rolled out to classrooms in 2030.