A new medical office park serving Georgetown residents is under construction and expected to be ready for tenants in 2027.

Learn more: Ascalon Medical Office Park will be a three-story medical office building located at 4829 Williams Drive, less than a mile from Sun City.

The site includes 45,000 square feet of medical office space available to rent for practices such as surgical sites, ambulatory clinics, MRI labs and emergency care, Lone Star PR & Marketing representative Jason Meeker said.

Because commercial properties near Sun City only allow specific medical affiliates, there is a lack of independent practices in the area, Meeker said. As one of the last sites on Williams Drive zoned for office use, Ascalon will allow independent practices to rent space.

Diving in deeper: Cerus Development broke ground on the facility in February, and the shell space will be complete later this year. Ascalon Medical Office Park will be ready for tenants to move in by 2027.

A new pickleball facility, PickleTex, broke ground in late February in Georgetown near the Liberty Hill and Leander border.

In a nutshell: PickleTex will feature nine outdoor pickleball courts with full coverage and lighting. The facility plans to offer open play, court reservations, coaching, clinics and events for both members and nonmembers, according to a company spokesperson.

The business plans to open early this summer. 

• 6827 Hwy. 29, Georgetown

Costco will debut a new store and gas station in Liberty Hill March 11, according to a news release. The store will kick off its grand opening by opening to customers at 8 a.m., two hours earlier than its typical operating hours.

Learn more: The 152,000-square-foot warehouse will be equipped with Costco's signature offerings, including wholesale groceries, an optical department, pharmacy, hearing aid center, food court and tire center.

The business will sell between 3,800-4,000 different products, including Costco’s brand, Kirkland Signature, and other national brands, such as Apple, KitchenAid, Disney, Samsung, General Mills and Sketchers. The store will also have fresh produce, a bakery and a meat department.

What to expect: Costco is a membership-only store with three-tier options—executive, business and gold star—with memberships starting at $65 per year. The business has 146 million cardholders, according to the release. 

• 595 US 183, Liberty Hill

With a few days left to vote early in the March primaries, more Texans have turned out to the polls this year than in recent primary elections.

The gist: The increase is particularly pronounced among Democratic primary voters, state data shows, with more than twice as many Democratic votes cast by Feb. 24 than in Texas’ last gubernatorial primary.

Zooming in: Statewide, nearly 1.3 million Texans, or about 7% of the state’s 18.7 million registered voters, cast early ballots through Feb. 24, the eighth day of the 11-day early voting period. This is up from about 6% turnout at the same point in 2024 and about 4% turnout in 2022.

In interviews with Community Impact, election analysts attributed Texas’ rising primary voter turnout in part to a slate of competitive, high-profile races on each party’s primary ballot.

At the polls: Early voting in Texas’ Republican and Democratic primaries runs through Feb. 27, and primary election day is March 3. During early voting, registered voters can visit any polling location within their county of residence.