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Leander approves $22.1M toward Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority budget

Leander City Council voted Aug. 6 to approve the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority's budget for fiscal year 2026-27, which includes a $22.1 million contribution from Leander.

Breaking it down: Leander partnered with the cities of Cedar Park and Round Rock to form BCRUA, which draws water from Lake Travis for the three cities’ water supplies.

The overall BCRUA budget for the upcoming fiscal year amounts to $41.2 million. The majority of that figure comes from the debt service budget, which pays for the debt taken on by BCRUA for infrastructure projects.

Since Leander both utilizes more water through BCRUA and has a larger share of the partnership's capacity than Round Rock and Cedar Park, the city pays more toward BCRUA.

One more thing: BCRUA's annual average water production is expected to increase by 1.1 million gallons per day compared to FY 2025-26 at 19.5 MGD.

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Bonbon Badminton & Tennis relocates from Liberty Hill to Cedar Park

A cornerstone of the badminton community in Williamson County has moved from Liberty Hill to a larger location in Cedar Park. Bonbon Badminton—now Bonbon Badminton & Tennis—moved south July 2.

What to expect: The business offers a variety of equipment, racket stringing and personalized customer service for both badminton and tennis players.

“By expanding into tennis while continuing to support the sport that started it all, Bonbon Badminton & Tennis looks forward to growing alongside the vibrant racket sports community in Cedar Park and throughout Central Texas,” owner Brandon Tan said in a statement to Community Impact.

The store offers “a carefully selected” variety of items for both badminton and tennis players, Tan said. Interested clients can purchase rackets, strings, shuttlecocks, tennis balls and apparel like shoes.

“Whether someone is picking up a racket for the first time or competing at a high level, Bonbon is committed to helping every player find the right equipment and enjoy the game,” Tan said.

200 E. Cypress Creek Road, Ste. 103, Cedar Park

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📰 Texas to pause new data center projects until audit is conducted, Gov. Abbott says

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas—the state utility regulator and grid operator, respectively—to conduct “a comprehensive verification and audit” of all data center applicants “before any additional data centers are approved to move forward.” Read here.

🎒 85K students will use new Texas Education Freedom Accounts this school year

The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them, with priority going to students with disabilities and children from low-income households. Read more.

🗳️ County officials say Texas law allowing more weekend voting will delay election results, spike costs

Within the next year, Texans will likely see changes to when they can vote early in elections, including expanded weekend voting hours. Election officials say they have concerns. Read now.

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425-unit apartment complex coming to CedarView development

An $82 million project to build the CedarView development’s first apartment complex is expected to begin construction in January, according to paperwork filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: Developers of the multifamily project are targeting a completion date in January 2029, the filing states.

The 650,000-square-foot apartment complex will include 12,000 square feet of indoor amenity space, including leasing, a clubroom and fitness center, and two courtyards totaling 30,000 square feet of outdoor space.

Plans for the complex also include a precast parking garage, the filing states.

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