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Pflugerville officials promise Fourth of July fireworks will return in 2027

After the city of Pflugerville did not sponsor a fireworks show at Typhoon Texas this Fourth of July, city officials assured residents that fireworks will be in the 2027 budget.

The background: “There’s no ‘P’ in fireworks this year,” a June 25 post on the city's Facebook page read.

The city said in the post that it “chose not to sponsor a fireworks show this year so resources could be focused on the priority services our community relies on every day.”

What they’re saying: The decision was met with some backlash from the community, and council members discussed how the fireworks show slipped through the cracks at its July 28 council meeting.

“I’ll start by saying this next budget will be the first one with my name on it, and it does have fireworks,” City Manager James Hartshorn said.

 
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Bella Donuts opening Aug. 1 in Hutto

Bella Donuts will open at the beginning of August in Hutto, according to a sign on the business.

The details: The shop will serve donuts, kolaches, biscuits, coffee and croissants.

  • 6020 North FM 1660, Suite C, Hutto
 

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Bastrop Homecoming & Rodeo

Sunset Movie Series

July 28-Aug. 1, times vary
Bastrop

July 31, 8 p.m.
Georgetown

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Hays County Back to School Health Fair

July 31-Aug. 9
Austin

Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
San Marcos

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Texas includes minimal data center info in state water plan, citing ‘limited data’

As more data centers are being built in Texas, the state’s water planning agency warns that limited information is available about the booming industry and its impact on water supplies.

The overview: The Texas Water Development Board adopted its initial 2027 State Water Plan on July 23, with a “more robust” version of the plan expected later this year. The plan consists of 3,000 water management projects and 6,700 strategies that experts say are needed to prepare for future severe droughts.

It will cost about $174 billion to complete the projects, according to the TWDB. However, if they are not implemented, a severe drought could cost the state $91 billion in economic damages as soon as 2030 and lead to $177 billion in annual losses by 2080.

The context: These projections do not account for the amount of water that data centers—which largely purchase their water from public systems—may use or how the large facilities could contribute to overall water availability. Right now, the board said it did not have enough information to do so.

 

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