Crews are working to remove the demolished deck of the southbound Austin Avenue vehicular bridge, as of a June 22 update from the city.

Catch up on this transportation project, and others in Georgetown, below.

Williams Drive medians
Project: The project will construct medians with turn lanes on Williams Drive from I-35 to Serenada Drive, including a shared-use path on the north side of the road.
Update: The Texas Department of Transportation is reviewing contractor bids, and officials anticipate construction starting this summer.

• Timeline: summer 2026-2027
• Cost: $19.7 million

• Timeline: 2024-27
• Cost: $12.8 million

Local business, McIntire’s Garden Center, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

To celebrate the milestone, the community gathered for a garden party on July 18, which included face painting, games, a raffle, shaved ice and hot dogs.

About the business: Since opening in October 1976, the center has supplied Georgetown residents with plants and gardening materials.

To help keep local gardens looking fresh, the full-service shop provides expert advice as well as numerous tutorials on its website.

• 303 Leander Road, Georgetown

The Williamson County League of Women Voters will hold a nonpartisan event this weekend to educate the public about voting rights, bringing speakers, workshops and information stations to Round Rock.

In a nutshell: The organization’s Unite & Rise for Voting Rights event will be held Aug. 8 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Rabb House, located at 151 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Round Rock.

It is open to all Williamson County residents, but attendees are asked to register ahead of time.

The specifics: The event will have stations where attendees can register to vote, check their registration status and learn more about becoming involved in the local political process.

Within the next year, Texans will likely see changes to when they can vote early in elections, including expanded weekend voting hours.

The overview: Last year, state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2753, which shifts Texas’ early voting window closer to election day, cutting out a three-day gap between the two voting periods and adding more Saturday and Sunday voting.

While the changes did not take effect immediately and were designed to help boost voter turnout, local election administrators said the law will also significantly raise costs for municipalities and delay the release of election results.

Election officials said the current three-day break allows staff to set up polling places for election day and prepare submitted ballots so results from early and mail-in voting can be released quickly after the polls close on election night.

The impact: Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth estimated that the shift would raise the cost of administering a large election by 30% and increase costs for smaller elections by 9%, due to personnel, equipment and voter education needs.