A committee of Hutto ISD students and community members presented the name for the district's second high school in May. 

What you need to know: In a May 14 board of trustees workshop, committee members presented the name selected from suggestions provided by the community in April: Creekside High School. 

The details: The name is a nod to the city's history, student presenters said. According to the city of Hutto, one of the more popular legends explaining the city's affinity for hippos starts with a circus train that stopped in the area and an escaped hippo that found its way to Cottonwood Creek. 

With several creeks running through the school district's bounds—Brushy Creek, Cottonwood Creek and South Fork Mustang Creek—students said the name also honors the natural landscape and agricultural history of the area. 

Warpath Taekwondo is set to open in Hutto later this month.

The gist: The new martial arts school will open in The Shops at Affordable Storage. Owned by Jorge Alejandro Aguilar, the taekwondo school plans to teach students age 3 and up. The school is meant to help people build confidence, learn self-defense, get fit and more.

The studio plans to host a grand opening celebration at 6 p.m., May 29. The first 50 students will receive a free gift. 

Texas officials released a draft of their next state water plan in April, projecting that state and local governments will need to spend $174 billion in the next 50 years to prevent a water crisis.

The details: The three-member Texas Water Development Board voted April 16 to publish an initial draft of the 2027 State Water Plan, laying out what is needed to prepare for a future “drought of record,” when water demands are highest and supplies are lowest.

The $174 billion price tag is more than twice the cost projected in Texas’ 2022 state water plan, which was $80 billion.

The context: As Texas’ population continues to grow, water restrictions and shortages are becoming more common in areas throughout the state. At the same time, major companies are moving to Texas and communities are contemplating large data center projects, with some residents expressing concerns about high water use in the already drought-prone state.

The proposed plan includes 3,000 proposed water management projects and 6,700 strategies to increase Texas' water supplies through 2080.