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San Marcos approves over $100M for water and wastewater projects

To accommodate a multitude of planned water and wastewater developments and expand treatment capacity, the city of San Marcos is developing a new Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The City Council approved over $100 million in water and wastewater utility revenue bonds to fund the plant’s development and other related projects detailed in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, or CIP, at an April 21 meeting.

The gist: The City Council approved the issuance of $93.06 million in water and wastewater utility revenue bonds at the April 21 meeting.

From the total issued bonds, $80 million will fund the development of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to agenda documents. The remaining $13.06 million will support other water and wastewater projects detailed in the CIP.

Other projects: In September 2025, the city received $13,699,120 in financial assistance for the Highway 80 Utility Project. The grant included $8.31 million as a loan and $5.39 million in loan forgiveness. The City Council approved $8.31 million in revenue bonds to finance the grant loan.

 
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AI and robotics company relocates headquarters to Buda

The artificial intelligence and robotics company TerraFirma has relocated its headquarters from Austin to Buda, according to an April 13 news release from the Buda Economic Development Corp.

A closer look: The new 400,000-square-foot headquarters will be at the Tower Business Park, located at 1340 FM 2001 in Buda. The new space will also include an outdoor testing space for the company’s robotic and AI-driven construction equipment, according to the release.

The background: TerraFirma was founded by former SpaceX engineers and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital division of Bain Capital, a global private investment firm. The business combines software, robotics and advanced operational processes to make earthmoving and site work more efficient and cost-effective, according to the release.

 

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Williamson County Art Guild “Big Picture Show” reception

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Georgetown

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Parents, lawmakers say Camp Mystic’s license should be suspended. Health officials say their hands are tied.

Following hours of emotional testimony April 28, Texas lawmakers grilled state health officials about why they had not suspended the operating license of a Hill Country summer camp where 25 campers and two counselors died in a July 4 flood.

The details: Jennifer Shuford, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, said her team was reviewing Camp Mystic’s application for a renewed license and investigating multiple complaints against the camp, noting that the agency did not have the unilateral authority to suspend or revoke a camp’s license.

Rep. Drew Darby, a San Angelo Republican who authored camp safety legislation during a special session last summer, disagreed.

"The Legislature acted with specific intent to establish nonnegotiable safety standards, eliminate agency discretion and ensure no procedural mechanism could be used to keep a dangerous camp operating," Darby said April 28.

The background: State law requires that all Texas summer camps develop and annually update comprehensive emergency plans, set up warning systems to notify campers if something is wrong, Community Impact previously reported.

 

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