Paris Baguette, a bakery and cafe franchise, opens in Georgetown this week.

Learn more: The French-inspired Korean bakery cafe sells pastries, cakes for special events, coffee and fresh-baked bread. Located on University Avenue, this will be the first Paris Baguette in Georgetown.

The local franchise is owned by Georgetown residents Saige and David Lee, according to a company news release. This is their first location.

• 1314 W. University Ave., Georgetown

Williamson County commissioners set the maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2026-27 at the no-new-revenue rate of $0.421547 per $100, saying that residents could see a decrease on their county tax line next year.

By capping the proposed rate at this level, no public hearing is required.

What it means: The no-new-revenue rate calculates the property tax rate that would generate the exact same amount of revenue as last year from existing properties. Williamson County’s current tax rate is $0.413776 per $100.

Because of adjustments in overall home values, residents could experience a reduction in their county property tax bills if the proposed rate is finalized.

Digging deeper: The proposed tax rate supports the county’s recommended general fund budget of $411.6 million. For the road and bridge budget, the budget department recommends a $74.94 million budget, and the recommended budget for the county’s debt service comes out to $232.3 million.

What’s next: Commissioners and county officials will continue finalizing the budget through August, with final adoption votes scheduled for September.

Ahead of the 2026-27 school year, public school leaders in Community Impact’s coverage areas shuttered at least nine individual schools to respond to repeated state accountability issues and stave off state intervention. A new Texas Education Agency rule may make it harder for districts to do so in the future.

The details: Beginning Aug. 16, if a district closes a D- or F-rated campus and transfers the largest share of students from the closed campus to a school with a C, D or F rating, the closed campus’ rating will be assigned to the new campus. 

Districts will only avoid transferring a shuttered school’s rating history if they relocate a plurality of students to an A- or B-rated campus.

Stay tuned: The TEA is scheduled to release A-F ratings for the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 14. If a school receives five failing ratings in a row, the TEA is required under state law to close that campus or replace the district’s board of trustees with a state-appointed board of managers.