Check out some local races appearing on the May 2 ballot in Hutto, and learn more about the candidates. 

What you need to know: This election features local races for municipal government and the school district.

The details: Races for the Hutto ISD board of trustees, Hutto City Council Place 1 and Hutto City Council Place 4 will appear on the May 2 ballot. 

Where to vote: Williamson County voters will be able to vote at any polling center in the county, as previously reported by Community Impact.

Construction on the new Taroko Sports in Pflugerville is underway, according to an announcement by real estate agency NewQuest.

The gist: Taroko Sports offers batting and pitching cages, simulated Major League Baseball play, 5D racing simulators, arcades, and food and drinks. Its Pflugerville location is expected to have both indoor and outdoor entertainment.

“Taroko Sports brings an entirely new dimension to batting cages,” Josh Friedlander, leasing director and development partner at NewQuest, said in the announcement. “Batters step up to the plate and use an interactive TV to select a Major League Baseball field for their play—with the ability to change cities.”

The 11,740-square-foot facility, which will be located next to Cowboy Fit at Stone Hill Town Center, is expected to open in 2027.

The company has another location in Katy as well as two locations in Arizona. Meanwhile, a San Antonio location is in the works and expected to open this summer.

Camp Mystic, the Texas Hill Country camp where 28 people died in catastrophic flooding last summer, announced April 30 that it will not welcome campers this summer.

The background: The decision comes nearly 10 months after 25 young campers, two teenage counselors and the camp’s executive director, Dick Eastland, died as the Guadalupe River camp flooded July 4. Camp Mystic’s owners had planned to open a secondary campsite called Cypress Lake in late May, but backed down at the urging of flood victims’ families and state lawmakers.

What's happening: A spokesperson for the Department of State Health Services, which licenses youth camps, confirmed to Community Impact that Camp Mystic had withdrawn its application to operate in summer 2026. 

In a statement, Camp Mystic officials said they did not want to “unintentionally effect further harm” on flood victims and their families.

"We also recognize that over 800 girls want to return to Camp Mystic Cypress Lake this summer," they wrote. "Our special bond with our Camp Mystic families does not change or end with the announcement."