The city of Round Rock has moved forward with several new development projects recently, including water infrastructure projects and an expansion to the Round Rock Sports Center. Check out these four development stories below.

Round Rock to make $46M investment in water treatment infrastructure: Round Rock will contribute $46 million to the expansion of a water treatment plant to increase capacity for potable water to serve residents. This comes as city officials gave the go-ahead for a construction contract to nearly double its water treatment capacity from a shared facility as a member city in the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority.

Round Rock opens expanded Sports Center: Round Rock officials and guests marked the completion of the Round Rock Sports Center expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 17. The $19 million expansion, approved by voters in the 2023 bond election, adds two full basketball courts, making the total eight.

A pizza place, boutique and gun shop were among the latest new businesses to open up in Round Rock. Check out these recent business updates.

Educated Arms: The locally owned gun shop offers a variety of handguns, shotguns, rifles, firearm accessories and ammunition. Customers can also use an indoor Mantis laser dry fire range to analyze their shooting to find a firearm that suits them best, owner Jon Jacoby said.

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Williamson County will work with local water providers to explore long-term water supply solutions, including an engineering study that will evaluate regional needs for water.

County commissioners approved $500,000 for the study at their Nov. 25 meeting.

The setup: Although the county is not a water provider, County Judge Steve Snell said officials hope to guide cities and utilities in coordinating water procurement, infrastructure planning and conservation efforts through the new study and coalition.

The newly formed Williamson County Water Group includes representatives from the county and major water providers like the cities of Round Rock, Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown and the Brazos River Authority.

Potential solutions could involve groundwater and surface water development, water reuse, upgrades to aging infrastructure, and a broad conservation plan, Snell said.

What's next: The water study is anticipated to be conducted in April.

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