In the first year of the district's $932 million 2024 bond program, schools and facilities across the district received lighting improvements and new equipment, while students and teachers received new devices, among other projects. 

Why now? This comes as the district has sold its second tranche of the voter-approved bonds in February, making $300 million available to fund capital projects.  

What you need to know: Bond management firm HPM provided an update on the district's activity, as well as an outlook for the next year of bond-funded efforts planned for RRISD in a Feb. 19 board meeting. 

What's next? With $300 million yielded from the second tranche of the 2024 bond, the district will begin 151 new projects, and continue work on 92 ongoing projects.

Staci Sheffler Design recently moved from Georgetown to Round Rock, setting up in a studio on Main Street.

The gist: Sheffler specializes in full-service interior design, primarily focusing on residential homes. She said she works with clients throughout Central Texas and across the state.

“I do new construction, remodels, furnishing—pretty much all aspects of your home I can help with,” Sheffler said.

Those interested in utilizing Sheffler’s services can schedule appointments.

Check out six ongoing or completed transportation projects across the Austin metro.

Ongoing projects
Kohlers Crossing road extension
Project: The project will develop a new section of Kohlers Crossing running from I-35 frontage road to Seton Parkway, with a future I-35 underpass connecting to this section. 
Update: Construction on the east-to-west connection began in late 2025. The underpass is in the design phase and is expected to enter the construction phase in late 2027.

• Timeline: 2025-29
• Cost: $66.1 million
• Funding source: 2022 bond

• Timeline: 2022-26
• Cost: $612 million
• Funding source: federal funding, sale of toll revenue bonds

Election day for the Democratic and Republican primaries is March 3. Williamson County voters will use precinct-specific polling locations on election day, with election results expected to be delayed due to other countywide changes, County Elections Administrator Bridgette Escobedo said.

What you need to know: The local Republican and Democratic parties determine election day procedures for primaries. This year, the Williamson County Republican Party opted for precinct-specific polling locations, which in turn requires the local Democratic Party to follow suit.

There are 177 voting precincts in Williamson County. The two local parties decided not to operate a joint election, meaning there are party-specific polling locations.

Both parties will combine some precincts, resulting in 55 Republican polling locations and 42 Democratic polling locations.

What else? Residents can check the county voter precinct map to identify which precinct they are in. Updated precincts went into effect Jan. 1. The county election page has links to specific polling locations for each election by precinct and party.

Primary election day in Texas is March 3. With dozens of state, regional and local races on the ballot, voters in the Republican and Democratic primaries will determine their parties’ nominees for the November midterm election.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, according to the secretary of state.

On election day, voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant and Travis. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

Voters are required to bring photo identification to the polls.

On the ballot: Voters will choose their political parties’ nominees for the U.S. Senate, seven state offices, 10 state judicial seats, 38 congressional seats, nearly all state legislative seats and over half of the State Board of Education. Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the November ballot.