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Georgetown opens Phase 1 of DB Wood Road expansion

Georgetown officials celebrated the completion of a project to expand DB Wood Road from Hwy. 29 to Oak Ridge Road at a July 22 ribbon cutting.

About the project: The city began construction on the 1.4-mile section of DB Wood in the fall of 2023, expanding the road to four lanes with a median and shared-use path.

The $27.6 million project was funded through Georgetown’s 2015 transportation bond, and is the last project to be completed as part of the bond.

"The No. 1 thing that our community wants us to be working on ... is to improve traffic flow in Georgetown," City Manager David Morgan said at the ribbon cutting. "This will be a key advancement of that."

What’s next: Georgetown will continue to work on Phase 2 of the project, which will expand DB Wood from Oak Ridge Road to north of Williams Drive. Construction is anticipated to start in September, and will cost about $35 million, according to city documents.

 
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Grace Episcopol Church plans permanent location in west Georgetown

Grace Episcopol Church launched a capital campaign July 8 for a permanent location for its Grace West congregation.

Learn more: The design for the building pairs a traditional sanctuary with modern classrooms, connected by open walkways. The first phase will include worship space, rooms for children's and family ministry, and gathering areas.

“People are moving to west Georgetown faster than anyone can count, and we want to be a good neighbor from the very first day,” Reverend Neal McGowan said in a news release. “We want to build a beautiful space of worship that is a gift to everyone."

Founded in 1881, Grace Episcopal Church was the third church built in Georgetown, according to the release.

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In Your Area
$70M expansion to regional water line moves forward in Round Rock

A $70 million project to increase water pumping capacity between Lake Georgetown and Lake Stillhouse Hollow will receive funding from the city of Round Rock, after officials approved a contract for the city's share of costs in July.

In a nutshell: Officials authorized the Brazos River Authority to issue bonds to fund the project in a July 9 meeting. The city of Round Rock owns 28% of infrastructure and will be responsible for 28% of the total cost, which would be roughly $19.6 million, said Round Rock Public Works Director Michael Thane. 

The details: The project's scope will include the addition of a new water pump to the regional pipeline and the replacement of several older pumps, per city documents. These improvements will increase pump capacity from 40 million gallons per day to 56 million gallons per day. 

 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

‘42nd Street’

Quiltfest 2026

July 24-Aug. 30, show times vary
Georgetown

July 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; July 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
New Braunfels

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BBQ Cook-Off

Brick Rodeo

July 24-25, 6 p.m.
Driftwood

July 25-26, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday)
Round Rock

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As storms returned, Central Texas residents were still rebuilding from floods 1 year earlier

Sandy Creek resident Georgia Bishop was out of town when 22 inches of rain fell on parts of northwest Travis County over the July 4, 2025, weekend. When Bishop returned home days later, her community was significantly changed.

What happened: Residents of the hard-hit Sandy Creek neighborhood described a “wall of water” that tore through their community last July, washing away homes, cars and roads. Nine people died in the flooding, including Bishop’s best friend, 16-year-old Felicity Jarmon.

The context: One year later, residents of the unincorporated Travis County community are still working to rebuild from last July’s catastrophic flooding. Central Texas has seen two straight years of intense, deadly flooding in July, leaving some residents on edge as they recover from last year’s disaster and mourn lost loved ones.

Community Impact spoke with Bishop and Kylie Nidever, whose neighborhood in Hunt flooded last year, on July 13, days before heavy rainfall hit large swaths of the state once again. Officials confirmed two deaths due to this year's floods, while 137 people died last July.

 

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