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Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area sets up office at Temple College in Taylor.   Photo courtesy of Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area.

Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area sets up office at Temple College in Taylor. Photo courtesy of Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area.

Workforce office opening in Taylor

Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a Workforce Solutions office at Temple College in Taylor.

Hutto home to future Chuy’s restaurant

Popular Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s is coming to Hutto. According to a post on the city’s Facebook page, the restaurant will be off US 79 and Alliance Boulevard as part of the Townwest Commons Phase II development. The restaurant is set to be over 5,000 square feet with additional patio seating.
Chief Information Officer Richard Semple presents an update on the county computer-aided dispatch system Unify during Commissioners Court at the September 26 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Chief Information Officer Richard Semple presents an update on the county computer-aided dispatch system Unify during Commissioners Court at the September 26 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County Commissioners Court hears update on dispatch software

Richard Semple from the Williamson County Information and Technology Department presented an update about Unify, the data-sharing hub between 9-1-1 dispatch centers in the region, to the County Commissioners Court during the Tuesday, September 26, meeting.

Williamson County unemployment stays at 3.9 percent

The Texas Workforce Commission released updated unemployment numbers for Central Texas counties for August 2023.  Williamson County’s unemployment rate stayed low: 3.9 percent.  Currently, 634,898 people are employed in the Rural Capitol Area.

Williamson County hosts bond information meetings

The public is invited to learn more about the approaching Williamson County bond election and proposed projects at informational open houses in October. The Williamson County Commissioners Court on August 8 approved calling an election for two propositions on the November 7 General Election ballot.
A March 21, 2022, tornado traveled through east Williamson County affecting Round Rock, Hutto and Granger. Photo by Gabe Cox.

A March 21, 2022, tornado traveled through east Williamson County affecting Round Rock, Hutto and Granger. Photo by Gabe Cox.

Tornadoes terrify Wilco, and rightly so

A storm makes its way through Central Texas. As it approaches, the clouded sky takes on a green hue and everything becomes eerily still. These are telltale signs that show a tornado is fast approaching.
Tara Jempty, director of program eligibility and social services of the Williamson County and Cities Health District, speaks of medical problems in the county’s poorer communities at the courthouse during a September 19 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Tara Jempty, director of program eligibility and social services of the Williamson County and Cities Health District, speaks of medical problems in the county’s poorer communities at the courthouse during a September 19 meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County indigent health care program at highest enrollment

With Williamson County ranked the third healthiest county in Texas, 12 percent of people under 65 don’t have health insurance, still better than most of the state. But with unforeseen circumstances leading to a lack of money to pay for health care and the current poverty rate at 6.
Marissa A. Austin, chief executive officer of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Williamson County, poses the 2023 Impact Award from the Central Texas Community Foundation. Photo courtesy of CASA of Williamson County.

Marissa A. Austin, chief executive officer of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Williamson County, poses the 2023 Impact Award from the Central Texas Community Foundation. Photo courtesy of CASA of Williamson County.

CASA of Williamson County receives the 2023 Impact Award

Three nonprofits across Central Texas were honored at the fifth Central Texas Community Foundation Legacy Luncheon on Wednesday, September 13.

FDA approves new round of Covid-19 booster shots

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new Covid-19 vaccine that will soon be made available to the public.  Last week, on September 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a Covid-19 vaccine that has been updated for 2023-2024.
Cedar Park Police officers play basketball at a Cedar Park apartment complex during the department’s National Night Out on August 1, 2023. Photo Courtesy of Cedar Park Police.

Cedar Park Police officers play basketball at a Cedar Park apartment complex during the department’s National Night Out on August 1, 2023. Photo Courtesy of Cedar Park Police.

Williamson County prepares to celebrate National Night Out

Cities across the county are preparing for National Night Out on Tuesday, October 3. This year nearly 500 communities in Texas are expected to participate.