About $1.86 million in wastewater improvements are coming to the Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District this fall.

What you need to know: A new sewer line will be installed in the BCMUD, staff confirmed in July, leading to temporary park closures. 

The details: The BCMUD will replace about 3,000 linear feet of 12-inch sewer line near Brushy Creek North Park, district Public Information Specialist Brian Rash confirmed via email July 20. 

The line will be located along Park Drive and a portion of Eagle Way. During construction, the park playscape and parking lot at Brushy Creek North Park will be closed. 

What's next? Construction will begin this fall, Rash said. Once started, it will last about nine months. 

Owners Tadd Riley and Zhe Song opened Living Bliss Wellness Boutique off FM 1460 near the Georgetown and Round Rock border in May.

The details: Song, a registered nurse and board-certified nurse coach, offers holistic wellness coaching to help clients set goals and make sustainable lifestyle changes.

Additionally, the business offers infrared sauna, cold plunge and red light therapy services.

Customers can schedule their free coaching consultation and book sessions online, according to the business's website.

What else? Living Bliss Wellness Boutique also carries lines of clean products, including household cleaners, skincare and supplements.

• 3200 FM 1460, Ste. 301, Georgetown

Williamson County’s gross domestic product is up about $8 billion since 2022, making it the 90th largest global economy, officials said.

Dave Porter, executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership, presented an economic update and the organization’s five-year strategic plan to commissioners July 21.

By the numbers: This year, the county’s GDP reached $44.6 billion, up from $36 billion in 2022. Job growth rate stands at 2.5%, and the median household income is $111,340 for WilCo residents.

Looking ahead: The EDP’s newly finalized five-year strategic plan aims to encourage local employment with a “Live Here, Work Here” initiative. With a workforce of 435,000, over 202,000 residents currently commute outside the county for work daily, primarily to Travis County.

One more thing: Porter will retire as executive director at the end of December, and the EDP board of directors is now accepting applications for the position.

Check out some of the most-read stories from the Austin area July 20-23. 

1. New bridge over Onion Creek opens in Buda, increasing city access

2. Liberty Hill approves $1.5M for preliminary planning of downtown project

3. Sunbird Ranch neighborhood to offer land-lease model for homebuyers 55-plus in Georgetown

4. New Braunfels to conduct full analysis of police headquarters due to structural issues

5. iScream Gelato coming to east Round Rock

6. Lost dogs and e-bikes: 5 stories to know in Bastrop-Cedar Creek

As more data centers are being built in Texas, the state’s water planning agency warns that limited information is available about the booming industry and its impact on water supplies.

The overview: The Texas Water Development Board adopted its initial 2027 State Water Plan on July 23, with a “more robust” version of the plan expected later this year. The plan consists of 3,000 water management projects and 6,700 strategies that experts say are needed to prepare for future severe droughts.

It will cost about $174 billion to complete the projects, according to the TWDB. However, if they are not implemented, a severe drought could cost the state $91 billion in economic damages as soon as 2030 and lead to $177 billion in annual losses by 2080.

The context: These projections do not account for the amount of water that data centers—which largely purchase their water from public systems—may use or how the large facilities could contribute to overall water availability. Right now, the board said it did not have enough information to do so.