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As part of Community Impact's June Health Care Edition, read the latest news from several hospitals in and around Georgetown.

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital
The hospital opened a fifth operating room late last year. The 650-square-foot, $4.6 million surgical suite provides surgeons access to a range of robotic surgical platforms, including the Mako orthopedic robot used for knee and total hip replacements as well as da Vinci robots that assist general surgeries.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor
Patients now have access to a cardiologist each day of the week, with the addition of Dr. Bernard Gojer last fall. With nearly 40 years of experience, Gojer treats chest pain, shortness of breath, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure and a number of other cardiac conditions in both the clinic and hospital setting.

Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Located in Round Rock, the hospital is expected to wrap up its $230 million expansion this fall. The expansion includes a new 152,000-square-foot patient tower, along with another 100,000 square feet of renovations.

T.J. Maxx is one of the newest businesses moving into Liberty Hill. Among other major big-box stores like Target and Walmart coming to the town, the new T.J. Maxx will serve the rapidly growing community.

The context: The T.J. Maxx will be located at the planned Liberty Hill Crossing development along N. US 183, according to filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The project will occupy 25,304 square feet of lease space and has an estimated completion date of Aug. 15, the filing states. The nearest T.J. Maxx locations are currently in Georgetown and Cedar Park.

• 353 N. US 183, Ste. 300, Liberty Hill

Check out the latest Austin metro transportation project updates.

Upcoming projects
RM 1431 road and intersection improvements
Project: The project will span New Hope Drive to Bagdad Road, and the intersection of RM 1431/Whitestone Boulevard and 183A Toll in Cedar Park.
Update: Preliminary engineering and design of the intersection is next. 

• Timeline: TBD
• Cost: $11.9 million (road), $15.9 million (intersection)
• Funding source: city of Cedar Park, Mobility Authority, Surface Transportation Block Grant

• Timeline: total project completion expected in 2026
• Cost: $5.8 million
• Funding source: Type B sales tax

• Timeline: 2023-26
• Cost: $91.5 million
• Funding source: Waterloo Greenway, city of Austin Tax Increment funding, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina permanently closed all company-owned restaurants in mid-June, according to an emailed statement from OTB Hospitality.

The overview: The company made the decision through an “evaluation of the business,” according to the statement.

“On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the difficult decision to move forward with a significant transition in its restaurant operations, which [included] the closing of company-owned locations by end of day Friday, June 12, 2026,” the statement read. “This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly.”

The statement added that the franchised locations will remain open.

Some background: A news release from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants, the parent company of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and Pappasito’s Cantina, stated that the organization purchased On the Border May 1.

The restaurant offered nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, according to its menu.

• Company-owned locations closed June 12