Death investigator role eyed in Williamson County budget talks
Williamson County commissioners weighed adding contract death investigators to the FY2025 budget as a temporary fix. Justice liaison Valerie Covey proposed eight to ten investigators to handle inquests, with death certificates sent to justices of the peace for sign off and JPs called if needed. Continued on 11
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Justices of the Peace
Valerie Covey
Court
Ms. Covey
Georgetown looks to lower city tax rate for 2025
Georgetown plans a FY2025 tax rate of 36.47 cents per $100, down from 37.4 cents. The proposal would raise property tax revenue by about 4.26 million versus FY2024. City Manager David Morgan noted an average home value increase of 5 percent to about 387000 and said the proposed rate would add roughly 32 dollars to the typical tax bill. Morgan added the rate would be among the lowest in the Austin area with a population over 20,000. Continued on 6.
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Georgetown
David Morgan
San Gabriel Elementary Opens With Ribbon Cutting in GISD
Georgetown ISD unveiled San Gabriel Elementary, its 11th school, with a ribbon cutting and meet-the-teacher night on August 12. Built under the 2021 Bond Program, the campus sits in Santa Rita Ranch off Ronald Reagan Boulevard and serves about 400 students this year. it will expand to 800 in a few years. Named for the nearby San Gabriel River, the school’s mascot is the owl, classrooms are called nests, and colors are blue and green.
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Santa Rita Ranch
Ronald Reagan Boulevard
Rebecca Lambert
Wolf Ranch
Ford
Parkside MUD seeks 40 acres to expand in Georgetown area
Parkside on the River seeks to add 40.2 acres to Parkside MUD, bringing 2,800 homes over 15 years between Highway 29 and Leander Road. The land would be disannexed from Georgetown and placed in the MUD under current terms, via a fourth amendment to the Development Agreement. Project Manager Amy Lynn Payne notes the district has grown from 1,200 to 1,600 acres since 2018, with most new land planned as 45-foot single-family lots.
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Parkside
Highway 29
Leander Road
Georgetown
Amy Lynn Payne
Ms. Payne
Trial of Chody Nassour Begins in Travis County Court
The trial of former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and County Attorney Jason Nassour opened Monday in Travis County Court. The investigation followed by Williamson County DA Shawn Dick and former Travis County DA Margaret Moore.
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Williamson County
Robert Chody
Jason Nassour
Travis County
Shawn Dick
Margaret Moore
Judge blocks TEA release of district campus ratings
Travis County Judge Kar in Crump issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Texas Education Agency from releasing 2024 campus and district A-F accountability ratings on August 15. A hearing set for August 26 could lift or extend the halt as the case moves through the courts.
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Karin Crump
Texas Education Commissioner
TEA
Jarrell Isd
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