A major project is taking shape on the east side of Pflugerville, where the state of Texas is investing $210 million to build a new, state-of-the-art archival and records facility that will preserve everything from historic film reels and state Supreme Court case files to millions of digital documents.

The project, funded by the 88th Texas Legislature, will replace the aging Shoal Creek warehouse in Austin and give the Texas State Library and Archives Commission room to grow for the next 25 years.

Explained: The new Pflugerville facility will bring together several major operations of TSLAC within a two-story building, along with a 4,800-square-foot shredder outbuilding for secure records destruction. The archives wing will include climate-controlled vaults for historic state records, film, photographs and glass plate negatives, as well as specialized cool and cold storage, intake and quarantine areas, and dedicated digitization and conservation labs.

A large portion of the facility will function as the new State Records Center, featuring two-tier shelving and support areas for storing, retrieving, scanning and digitizing inactive agency records. 

Hired Service Co., a locally owned contractor and handyman business, opened in Pflugerville serving customers across Central Texas, traveling to any location within roughly an hour of Pflugerville.

The gist: The company offers a wide mix of services—including general contracting, landscaping upgrades, fence building, carpentry, demo and haul-off work, home repairs, and residential clean-outs.

Williamson County voters in the March Republican primary will see three candidates for Williamson County Precinct 2 commissioner on the ballot: Rupal Chaudhari, Jeff Mayes and David McDonald.

Diving in deeper: No candidates will appear on the Democratic ballot for the Precinct 2 seat. This means the winner of the Republican contest in March will run unopposed in November.

What else?: Precinct 4 commissioner Russ Boles will run uncontested in the Republican primary for his seat, and Harmon Rhea will run uncontested in the Democratic primary for Precinct 4.

County Judge Steve Snell will run uncontested in the Republican primary. Snell was appointed in March after former County Judge Bill Gravel resigned to accept a position in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Heather Jefts is the only candidate for county judge in the Democratic primary. She served on Cedar Park City Council until October, when she resigned to run for Commissioners Court. Jefts is a small-business owner, according to her campaign website.

Early voting will run Feb. 17-27, and election day is March 3.

Texas voters will see 18 statewide races on the ballot in 2026.

The overview: Texas will hold Republican and Democratic primary elections on March 3 to determine who will appear on the statewide ballot in November. Texas is one of 17 states with open primaries, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, meaning registered voters can cast their ballots in either primary and do not need to register with a specific party.

What to know: The 18 statewide races on the 2026 primary ballots are:

• U.S. Senate
• Governor
• Lieutenant governor
• Attorney general
• Comptroller of public accounts
• General land commissioner
• Agriculture commissioner
• Railroad commissioner
• Texas Supreme Court, chief justice
• Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 2
• Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 7
• Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 8
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge, Place 3
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge, Place 4
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge, Place 9
• 15th Court of Appeals, chief justice
• 15th Court of Appeals justice, Place 2
• 15th Court of Appeals justice, Place 3