With homes currently under construction from builders such as DR Horton and Brightland Homes, the Riverview master-planned community centers around access to parks, trails and open space.

A closer look: Located off Hwy. 29, the neighborhood offers easy access to both the Wolf Ranch shopping center and downtown Georgetown.

At full build-out, the community will offer between 350-400 homes, and the current median home value is $452,000.

• Average square footage: 2,404
• Homes on the market: 22 (as of June 6)
• Schools: Georgetown ISD's Wolf Ranch Elementary, Tippit Middle and East View High schools
• Amenities: resort-style pool, pavilion, playgrounds, walking trails, greenbelts, parks and community gathering spaces

A future location of Yemeni-style coffee shop Moka & Co. is set to open in the Shops at University Heights retail center, according to the company. 

The details: Project information filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows a remodel of the tenant space will happen later this year, beginning in July and concluding in October. 

The company's website shows that this future location would be the first in the Austin area. 

About the business: Moka & Co. offers fair trade coffee made with traditional Yemeni brewing methods. Its menu includes signature lattes, matcha drinks, refreshers and frozen beverages. 

Williamson County commissioners exempted the contract for transportation of deceased individuals from the county's standard competitive bidding process June 9, allowing the four Justices of the Peace to continue using Tranquil Mortuary.

What happened: The county's purchasing department flagged that annual spending on deceased transportation had reached almost $253,000 across the four districts, surpassing the $100,000 threshold that typically triggers a formal request for proposal process.

A competitive bidding is recommended to maintain compliance and protect the county from potential lawsuits from other vendors, County Purchasing Agent Joy Simonton said.

However, the four Williamson County JPs opposed an RFP process, requesting that the court use a local government code provision to grant a discretionary exemption for services necessary to preserve public health and safety.

Tranquil Mortuary, the county's current provider, is the only reliable 24-hour local option, the JPs said, and hiring an out-of-county provider would lead to extended response times.

Check out six ongoing transportation project updates across the Austin metro.

Rockride Lane
Project: This work will upgrade Rockride Lane in Georgetown to a two-lane collector roadway with a continuous center left-turn lane and a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along one side from SE Inner Loop to Sam Houston Avenue.
Update: As of February, the contractor had completed work on the west side of the road and began working on the east side. 

• Timeline: 2022-26

• Cost: $12 million

• Funding source: city of Georgetown

William Cannon Bridge
Project: The William Cannon Bridge over I-35 will be blocked off with lane reductions on the main lanes and frontage roads in both directions for the second weekend in a row as part of the I-35 Capital Express South Project. Once completed, the project will feature two high-occupancy-vehicle lanes and a southbound bypass lane. 
Update: The bridge will be blocked off from June 19 at 10 p.m. through June 22 at 5 a.m. 

• Timeline: 2022-28 (total project)

• Cost: $548 million (total project)

• Funding source: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, TxDOT

As the 2026-27 school year nears, the number of people selected to participate in Texas’ education savings account program has topped 100,000.

The overview: To date, just over 102,000 students have been accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, which gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.

However, being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.

Zooming in: Over 2,600 private schools have been approved to accept TEFA funding, per the state comptroller's office. State law does not require schools participating in the program to accept all interested families.

Next steps: Families accepted into the program have until July 15 to do one of the following:

• Confirm enrollment at a private school involved in the program
• Notify the state of their homeschooling plans
• Opt out of the program