Construction is underway on Ridge Crossing, a neighborhood retail development planned near the Blackhawk community in Pflugerville.

The details: The development, located near Hodde Lane, will span about 21,000 square feet across two buildings and is expected to include retail shops and restaurant space.

Plans for Ridge Crossing also call for a central outdoor play area designed to serve families, featuring glow-in-the-dark elements intended for children of all ages.

Hutto ISD is continuing on schedule and under budget on projects to renovate Hutto High School and convert the Ninth Grade Center to a second comprehensive high school, a construction update shared in January shows. 

What you need to know: In a Jan. 29 update on capital improvement projects underway in the district from Sledge Engineering, the firm managing the 2023 bond program, company President Casey Sledge said the high school renovations are nearing the last few projects, and the NGC conversion is progressing "rapidly."

Williamson County voters participating in the March 3 primary election will use precinct-specific voting locations on election day, even though countywide polling locations will remain available through early voting.

Explained: Although the Williamson County Elections Department manages early voting, the Republican and Democratic parties are responsible for election day procedures, County Elections Administrator Bridgette Escobedo said.

For the first time since 2013, the Williamson County Republican Party opted for precinct-specific polling locations, which in turn requires the local Democratic Party to follow suit.

Digging deeper: Republicans plan to operate 79 polling locations, combining some of the 177 voting precincts. The Democratic Party plans to operate 46 polling locations. These numbers have not been finalized and are subject to change, according to officials from the Republican Party.

Voters can check county voter precinct maps to identify their updated precinct, which went into effect Jan. 1.

Specific polling locations, for both early voting and election day, have not been released yet. Early voting locations should become available next week, Escobedo said.

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4. Tejas Meat Supply to expand to Round Rock

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