Georgetown city officials approved an initial agreement with Recharge Water at a May 12 City Council meeting—an effort to meet the city’s future water needs.

The details: Recharge will construct and operate a system that will deliver up to 34,800 acre-feet of groundwater per year from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. The city expects to begin receiving water by 2031.

Infrastructure and capital costs for the Recharge project have not been finalized, and the city has kept specific dollar amounts confidential, according to city documents. However, the agreement with Recharge will cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars less than an alternative agreement with EPCOR, a city news release states.

In case you missed it: Georgetown voters approved a proposition during the May 2 local election that permits the sale of a majority of the city’s water utility territory.

The sale will reduce the city’s long-term water needs by 60%, Georgetown Strategic Project Manager Caroline Stewart said May 12.

Plans are underway for a new Tomlinson's Feed in Georgetown's Bluebonnet Plaza, according to a project registration with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The gist: The store sells a variety of food, treats, toys and supplies for dogs and cats. Its locations throughout the area also offer anesthesia-free teeth cleaning, microchip scanning and self-serve dog washing stations.

Build-out of the Georgetown space is slated to start in June and last through June of next year, according to the filing.

About the business: Tomlinson’s Feed was founded in Austin in 1946, starting as a chick hatchery and rural feed store. It’s since evolved over the years, transitioning into a pet supply retailer.

The company now has 20 locations in the Central Texas area. A separate filing with TDLR shows another Tomlinson's Feed coming to Parmer Ranch Marketplace, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

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A 2023 Texas law allowing state and local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally is scheduled to take effect May 15.

The overview: Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 4, a state immigration enforcement law, in late 2023. The law was originally set to take effect in March 2024, but has been tied up in court for more than two years.

For the first time, the law would allow Texas police to arrest migrants they suspect crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization and allow judges to order migrants’ removal if they are found guilty of illegal entry.

The background: SB 4 had been largely blocked by a series of court rulings since early 2024. A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against SB 4 April 24, and a separate lawsuit was filed May 4.

On May 13, U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra—who previously deemed SB 4 unconstitutional—heard arguments in the secondary lawsuit, although he did not issue a ruling before press time May 13.