Georgetown City Council directed city staff to stop working on the Berry Creek Trail West project, which would have connected county-owned Berry Springs Park with the future Westside Park, at its workshop meeting Nov. 12.

What happened: Covey Planning and Landscape Architects, the design firm working on the project, presented a feasibility study at the Nov. 12 meeting, including possible routes for the trail and findings from their community engagement process.

When presented with three options at an Oct. 2 public engagement event, 60 of 115 participants voted for no trail at all, the design firm noted in their presentation.

What they’re saying: District 5 council member Kevin Pitts said that while the trail is “well-meaning,” it is essentially “just a sidewalk down a highway.” He suggested abandoning the trail project because of the overwhelming support against it.

What’s next: Pitts recommended designating the funds, totaling $5.8 million, toward a different project in the city’s capital improvement plan.

Several businesses marked five years of operating in Georgetown this fall. This list is not comprehensive.

Tejas Meat Supply
The butcher shop and restaurant opened in Georgetown in October 2020. Tejas Meat Supply offers fresh-cut meats from Texas ranches, as well as charcuterie, beer and wine.

• 101 E. Seventh St., Georgetown

• 806 S. Rock St., Georgetown

Texas’ power grid will likely remain stable in December and January, recent reports from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas show. However, grid conditions could become tight if a winter storm hits large swaths of Texas, driving up demand for electricity.

The overview: ERCOT, which operates the electric grid for 90% of Texas, found in a Nov. 7 report that there should be “sufficient generating capacity available” to serve customers throughout January.

ERCOT forecasts that the tightest period this winter will be from 7-8 a.m. daily, when little to no solar power is being produced. During that time, ERCOT found the chances of a grid emergency are 1.81% in December and 1.4% in January.

More details: If a severe winter storm causes demand on the Texas grid to near record levels, there is a roughly 35% chance of a grid emergency in December and a less than 10% chance in January, ERCOT reported. Texans last experienced a grid emergency in September 2023, and the grid withstood three cold snaps in early 2025.