St. David’s Georgetown Hospital opened its largest and most technologically advanced operating room in November. 

The impact: The new fifth operating room will allow the hospital to provide more minimally invasive, robotic surgeries to more Georgetown residents, St. David’s CEO Kyle Landry said in an interview with Community Impact. The hospital has expanded its surgical capacity to meet a growing demand for care in Georgetown, he said.

“We want to make sure we continue to provide that care close to home,” Landry said. “Our ability to open up a fifth [operating room] allows for quicker and easier access to surgical services in our community.”

The details: As the hospital’s largest operating room, the 650-square-foot surgical suite allows surgeons to access a range of robotic surgical platforms in an efficient operating space, Landry said. 

The $4.6 million operating room includes the Mako orthopedic robot used for knee and total hip replacements as well as DaVinci robots that assist general surgeries, urology procedures related to kidneys and prostates, and OBGYN procedures such as hysterectomies. 

Haji Moto Ramen & Sake Bar is now expected to open its doors in downtown Georgetown in mid-December, general manager Adam Simms said in an email.

On the menu: Owned by Jerry Thompson and Yusuke Iwai, the local spot will serve up authentic ramen with housemade noodles, chicken karaage and gyoza, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

Customers can also enjoy Japanese cocktails, sake and whiskey.

• 114 E. Seventh St., Ste. 116, Georgetown

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Veterans seeking employment will soon have access to an exclusive, virtual career fair with over 50 employers.

What you need to know: Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary are hosting the free job fair to connect veterans, transitioning service members, Guard or Reserve members and military spouses with companies seeking skilled workers.

Employers attending the upcoming career fair include:

• Hearst
• PNC Bank
• The Boeing Company
• United States Postal Service
• John Deere

Texas can use its newly redrawn congressional map in the 2026 elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Dec. 4.

The background: State lawmakers approved the new congressional boundaries this summer, after President Donald Trump asked them to produce a new map in an attempt to help Republicans maintain a narrow majority in the U.S. House, Community Impact previously reported. Texas Republicans have said they hoped the map would help the GOP secure 30 of Texas’ 38 congressional seats, up from 25 Republican-held seats today.

What's happening: The Supreme Court's ruling overturns a Nov. 18 injunction from an El Paso federal court, which deemed Texas’ redistricting plan "racially gerrymandered” and directed officials to use a 2021 congressional map instead.

“The District Court improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state balance in elections,” the Supreme Court said in the unsigned Dec. 4 order.

The order comes just four days before the Dec. 8 deadline for Texas candidates to file to run in the March primary elections.