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Construction on Austin Avenue bridges in Georgetown to resume

The southbound Austin Avenue bridge decks will be demolished beginning this month in preparation for new bridge construction, according to a May 29 city update.

Learn more: The bridge demolition will take approximately two months. After the new bridge decks are complete, the contractor will begin working to rehabilitate the northbound lane bridge decks, scheduled for this November.

Both bridges are anticipated to be completed and open to traffic next April, the update states.

Some background: Georgetown City Council authorized officials to send a notice of default to contractor Cekra Inc. for defective work on the Austin Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation project and demand repairs March 26.

After city officials investigated and analyzed the condition of the rehabilitation work to date, City Council members decided to direct the contractor to remove the defective work and reconstruct the bridge improvements, according to a May 21 update.

 
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Mental health clinic Mind Body Optimization opens in Georgetown

Mind Body Optimization opened a mental health clinic in Georgetown last month, providing services from a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists.

What is it?: Mind Body Optimization aims to provide a continuum of care to assess, diagnose and treat patients with mental health conditions, according to a news release. Trevor Tomlin, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner,  oversees the Georgetown team, which cares for people experiencing:

  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
The clinic treats patients through traditional therapy, medication management and other individualized treatment plans.

Mike and Mickala Sisk founded the mental health clinic in 2024, which has grown to 17 clinics throughout Texas, Tennessee, Missouri and Oklahoma.
  • 2951 FM 1460, Ste. 201, Georgetown
 

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Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Fish Fry Dinner & Silent Auction

Old Town Street Festival

June 5, 5-8 p.m.
Georgetown

June 6
Leander

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FREE Community Clothing Swap

2026 Round Rock Pride Festival

June 6, 1-3 p.m.
Austin

June 6, 2-7 p.m.
Round Rock

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Q&A: Learn more about aging in place with Texas Construction

Royce Flournoy, president and founder of Texas Construction, launched the business over 30 years ago, bringing decades of craftsmanship to the Austin area. As a certified aging-in-place specialist, Flournoy supports homeowners in evolving their space to support changing needs.

The approach: Aging in place refers to the decision for older residents to stay in their existing homes as aging may cause physical limitations and a need for new infrastructure.

Texas Construction works with design specialists at Amity Worrel & Co. to make home improvement modifications at Age in Place in Style. By teaming up, the companies provide a comprehensive service to homeowners so they don’t have to compromise safety or style as their needs evolve over time.

Dig deeper: The Texas Construction team connected with Community Impact to discuss the importance of modifying homes for the safety and comfort of aging residents. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

  • 5609 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 210, Austin
 
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ERCOT forecasts record electric demand this summer amid data center boom; says grid will hold up

Texans are on track to use more electricity this summer than ever before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced during a board meeting this week.

The details: ERCOT, which operates the power grid for the majority of Texas, is forecasting high temperatures and moderate rainfall this summer. Coupled with the proliferation of data centers and other large projects, demand on the grid could surpass 92 gigawatts, officials estimated June 2.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave.

What it means: However, ERCOT officials said a grid emergency or blackout is unlikely this summer. State officials have said this is due to:

  • The addition of nearly 11 gigawatts of power capacity to the grid in the last few months
  • The agency's ability to require large facilities to reduce their energy use in tight times

Zooming in: There is a 0.09% chance of a grid emergency this June and a 0.21% chance of an emergency in July, ERCOT found in recent reports.

 

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