Construction on the Hwy. 29 West project is expected to begin in July. Read an update on this project, and others in Georgetown, below.

Upcoming projects

Hwy. 29 West
Project: Construct additional travel lanes, lengthen turn lanes and improve traffic signals on Hwy. 29 from Wolf Ranch Parkway to I-35 as well as add shared-use paths
Update: TxDOT is expected to begin construction in July.

• Timeline: 2023-27
• Cost: $12.31 million
• Funding source: Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation

• Timeline: 2023-26
• Cost: $29.6 million
• Funding source: city of Georgetown

Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery will have a new location of the cobranded stores in Georgetown soon, according to a filing of with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations.

What is it? Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookie Company are both owned by parent company Fat Brands, which launched the cobranded pairing in 2014. There are over 160 locations of the joint stores across the country, according to the brand's website.

The store—coming to the Bluebonnet Plaza shopping center—will offer a variety of ice cream flavors, toppings, ice cream cakes, fresh-baked cookies and cookie cakes. Construction on the location is expected to wrap up in June, per the filling.

• 1314 W. University Ave., Georgetown

Check out six upcoming, ongoing or completed transportation projects across the Austin metro.

Upcoming projects

Old Fitzhugh Road
Project: The city of Dripping Springs is aiming to beautify Old Fitzhugh Road while improving traffic flow, pedestrian access and connectivity. 
Update: Per city officials, Old Fitzhugh Road will be restricted to one-way operations throughout construction. Driveway closures and reconstruction of private driveways will be coordinated with property owners before construction.

• Timeline: spring 2026-spring 2028
• Cost: $4.7 million
• Funding source: city of Dripping Springs, Hays County Parks and Open Space Grant, TxDOT

Texas held its primary elections on March 3, with Republican and Democratic voters selecting their parties’ nominees for scores of federal, state and local seats. Yet for some candidates, a major hurdle still remains before the November election.

The overview: Dozens of primary races are headed to May runoffs after no candidate picked up more than half of the vote, triggering an overtime round between the two highest-performing candidates.

The details:  Texas’ runoff election is set for May 26, the day after Memorial Day. Early voting runs from May 18-22, per the secretary of state.

State law requires primary candidates to receive more than 50% of the vote to advance to a general election, meaning a candidate must earn a majority of the vote—not just the highest number of votes—to win their primary outright. This rule means crowded races in Texas primaries and special elections frequently result in runoffs.

In those races, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.

Keep reading to learn about voting in the runoffs and who's on the ballot.