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The FY27 budget for the City of Georgetown totals $1.61 billion.

The FY27 budget for the City of Georgetown totals $1.61 billion.

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Looking closer at Georgetown’s FY27 proposed budget

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
The preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget for the City of Georgetown features $1.61 billion in operations costs and Capital Improvement Projects. Although the proposed tax rate has not yet been presented, the initial budget line items are available for city council review.
The Old Town July 4 parade travels trough the neighborhood as residents walk to San José Park in Georgetown in 2023. (Sun Archive)

The Old Town July 4 parade travels trough the neighborhood as residents walk to San José Park in Georgetown in 2023. (Sun Archive)

July 4 festivals, activities abound across Wilco

Nicholas Cicale
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
This week, the United States of America celebrates 250 years of independence, and groups across Williamson County are hosting patriotic activities, fireworks and more.
This appears to be a $20 bill, but text on the front and back states that it’s for motion picture purposes only, indicating that it’s fake and of no monetary value. Fake or prop money like this has been circulating in town. (Courtesy First Texas Bank)

This appears to be a $20 bill, but text on the front and back states that it’s for motion picture purposes only, indicating that it’s fake and of no monetary value. Fake or prop money like this has been circulating in town. (Courtesy First Texas Bank)

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First Texas Bank sees a rise in fake money in business deposits

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Businesses across Central Texas are increasingly depositing prop money that resembles U.S. currency, according to First Texas Bank, which says its tellers in Georgetown and other branches have seen a noticeable rise in the fake bills over the past three months.
A road project on Williams Drive — from Austin Avenue to Jim Hogg Road — will add raised medians and update intersections. (Illustration by Matthew Brake)

A road project on Williams Drive — from Austin Avenue to Jim Hogg Road — will add raised medians and update intersections. (Illustration by Matthew Brake)

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$6.2 million in roadwork advances on Williams Drive

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, June 26, 2026
A road project on Williams Drive — from Austin Avenue to Jim Hogg Road — will add raised medians, update street lighting and signals, and reconfigure driveways, intersections and turn lanes. Bike and pedestrian areas will also be updated. Georgetown City Council on June 23 awarded a $6,242,265.
4-year-old Alison Santes enjoyed the cool waters of the San Gabriel River near San Gabriel Park on Monday, June 22, 2026, the first day of summer. Temperatures reached into the mid-upper 90s on this day. Photo by Andy Sharp

4-year-old Alison Santes enjoyed the cool waters of the San Gabriel River near San Gabriel Park on Monday, June 22, 2026, the first day of summer. Temperatures reached into the mid-upper 90s on this day. Photo by Andy Sharp

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Summer scenes

Andy Sharp
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Residents enjoyed the cool waters of the San Gabriel River near San Gabriel Park on Monday, June 22, 2026, the first day of summer.  Temperatures reached into the mid-upper 90s. Photo by Andy Sharp
City Manager David Morgan, back at the podium, presents the preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget to Georgetown City Council on June 23. Members of Georgetown’s finance department sit in the front row. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

City Manager David Morgan, back at the podium, presents the preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget to Georgetown City Council on June 23. Members of Georgetown’s finance department sit in the front row. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Georgetown staff proposes $1.61 billion budget for upcoming fiscal year

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Georgetown is looking at a $1.61 billion total budget for Fiscal Year 2027, about $310 million higher than the year prior. Of proposed budget expenditures, $733 million will go to city operations and $876 million is designated for investment in capital infrastructure.
Dale Illig a copy of Yancy Lawyer, the novel he finished and published for his father Carl Illig. Photo by Abbey Archer

Dale Illig a copy of Yancy Lawyer, the novel he finished and published for his father Carl Illig. Photo by Abbey Archer

Yancy Lawyer published

Abbey Archer
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
After sitting unpublished for 73 years, Carl Illig’s novel Yancy Lawyer is finally in print thanks to his son, Dale, who fulfilled his father’s wish to someday publish the manuscript.Dale — an accomplished retired Georgetown lawyer and the president of the W.D.
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