The central and southern Georgetown areas saw several new businesses open or relocate there, including a wellness business, a hotel and a boutique.

Living Bliss Wellness Boutique
The business, owned by Zhe Song and Tadd Riley, offers holistic wellness coaching to help clients set goals and make sustainable lifestyle changes. Additionally, it has infrared sauna, cold plunge and red light therapy services, and carries lines of clean products, including household cleaners, skincare and supplements.

• Opened May 8
• 3200 FM 1460, Ste. 301, Georgetown

• Opened June 1
• 301 N. I-35, Georgetown

• Relocated July 16
• 218 W. Eighth St., Georgetown

Built between 2007-2019 in Georgetown's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the Mission Oaks neighborhood maintains a rural feel while being close to new development.

Diving in deeper: The neighborhood comprises about 125 custom homes situated on acre lots with mature trees.

It's located near the recently built H-E-B-anchored Parmer Ranch Marketplace shopping center and the new Benold Middle School, which opened in 2024.

Based on three home sales in the area in the last 180 days, the median home value in the neighborhood is $740,000.

• Average square footage: 2,900
• Homes on the market: 5 (as of July 11)
• Schools: Georgetown ISD's Ford Elementary, Benold Middle and Georgetown High schools
• Amenities: none

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As more data centers are being built in Texas, the state’s water planning agency warns that limited information is available about the booming industry and its impact on water supplies.

The overview: The Texas Water Development Board adopted its initial 2027 State Water Plan on July 23, with a “more robust” version of the plan expected later this year. The plan consists of 3,000 water management projects and 6,700 strategies that experts say are needed to prepare for future severe droughts.

It will cost about $174 billion to complete the projects, according to the TWDB. However, if they are not implemented, a severe drought could cost the state $91 billion in economic damages as soon as 2030 and lead to $177 billion in annual losses by 2080.

The context: These projections do not account for the amount of water that data centers—which largely purchase their water from public systems—may use or how the large facilities could contribute to overall water availability. Right now, the board said it did not have enough information to do so.