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Williamson County celebrates opening of new admin building

Williamson County officials celebrated the grand opening of the Williamson County Administration Building on July 14 with a ribbon-cutting ahead of the first Commissioners Court meeting in the new facility.

The 120,000-square-foot county building houses customer-facing services like the tax assessor and county clerk's offices and will host Commissioners Court meetings going forward.

Learn more: The new facility, located at 1848 Texas Trail, is big enough to accommodate Williamson County as the third-fastest-growing county in the country, County Judge Steven Snell said at the celebration.

Key features of the new building include:

  • An expanded county tax office with a drive-thru
  • A new county clerk’s office
  • A larger courtroom, which can be converted into a meeting space

What else? To facilitate access to the new building, the county completed a $2.7 million expansion of Wilco Way, funded through the county’s road and bridge budget.

 
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Bad Habits Card Co. to buy, sell, trade sports and game cards

Bad Habits Card Co. is planning a mid-August opening for its storefront off Williams Drive.

The details: Owned by Brodie Sachs, the business will be a hub for buying, selling and trading sports cards as well as cards for trading card games. The store will offer unopened card boxes and packs for all sports and a variety of games, ranging from Pokémon to Lorcana, according to its website.

Additionally, Sachs said the building will host play areas for various TCGs.

Bad Habits Card Co. will be located in the same building as Lansdale Automotive. The business will host a grand opening with events and giveaways Aug. 22, Sachs said.

  • 3629 Williams Drive, Ste. 101, Georgetown
 

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The Austin Community College district board of trustees unanimously approved a balanced budget for fiscal year 2026-27, keeping the district's tuition and mandatory fees unchanged for the 13th consecutive year and continuing to fund the college’s free tuition program.

The details: Under this budget, local students will continue to pay $67 per credit hour—or $85 including mandatory fees—while the out-of-district price is held at $201 per credit hour.

The budget also includes a 2% annual raise and a $1,700 one-time lump sum for full-time employees in addition to retaining the district's $23/hour minimum wage.

What they’re saying: The budget for FY 2026-27—which begins Sept. 1—is funded through state appropriations, property tax revenue, and tuition and fees, of which the first two are currently seeing shifts.

 
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What to know about the state response to heavy rainfall, flash flooding across Texas

As heavy rain and flash flooding threatens large swaths of South and Central Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott spoke to reporters about the state's preparation for and response to the severe weather July 15.

The big picture: The heaviest rainfall is occurring in southwest Texas, according to the National Weather Service, with 10-15 inches of rain expected through July 16 along the U.S. 90 corridor west of San Antonio. As of 2:40 p.m. July 15, all or parts of 14 counties were under a flash flood warning, including Comal, Hays and Bexar counties.

The city of New Braunfels announced several road closures July 15, and the city closed recreational access to the Comal River due to continued rainfall and rising water levels, Community Impact reported.

The severe weather came just over a year after historic flooding killed more than 130 people in Central Texas on July 4-5, 2025.

More details: Dozens of other counties were under flood watches, advisories and warnings. Fifty-nine counties were also under a state disaster declaration as of July 14.

 

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