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Bulldog Investigations bond runners America Villarreal, Mariyah Sosa and Marcus Honstein, along with office manager Ursula Morales, work with Jessica Zak, owner of Bulldog Bail Bonds. Photo by Abbey Archer

Bulldog Investigations bond runners America Villarreal, Mariyah Sosa and Marcus Honstein, along with office manager Ursula Morales, work with Jessica Zak, owner of Bulldog Bail Bonds. Photo by Abbey Archer

Freedom for a price: the bail bond industry is a quiet but thriving part of downtown Georgetown

Abbey Archer
Friday, July 10, 2026
Within a mile of the Square, there are eight bail bond businesses — some in small houses with neon signs, others in unassuming office buildings — working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to get people who are innocent until proven guilty, out of jail.
The Williamson County Courthouse, which opened in November 1911, is pictured from the Austin Avenue side of the Square on Tuesday, July 7. A final county meeting was held in the building that afternoon. Next week, official county business will move to the new Williamson County Administration building in south Georgetown. (Photos by Andy Sharp)

The Williamson County Courthouse, which opened in November 1911, is pictured from the Austin Avenue side of the Square on Tuesday, July 7. A final county meeting was held in the building that afternoon. Next week, official county business will move to the new Williamson County Administration building in south Georgetown. (Photos by Andy Sharp)

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Williamson County, old and new

Photos By Andy Sharp
Thursday, July 9, 2026
The new Williamson County Administration Building near the corner of Inner Loop and Southwestern Boulevard is pictured on Monday, July 6. The structure will be formally dedicated on Tuesday, July 14, before it hosts its first County Commissioners Court meeting.
Matt Lindemann, Williamson County Sheriff. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

Matt Lindemann, Williamson County Sheriff. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

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Williamson County expands take-home vehicle policy for sheriff's deputies

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Williamson County sheriff’s deputies can now take their vehicles home if they live up to 20 miles outside the county line.In a 3-2 vote, Williamson County Commissioners Court updated the county policy June 30 based on a request by Sheriff Matt Lindemann.
Qudduws Ware, holding scissors, and Sarah Davis, are joined by their three children to cut the ribbon on Crisp & Chew, their cookie business during a chamber of commerce ceremony. Photos by Alyssa Perera

Qudduws Ware, holding scissors, and Sarah Davis, are joined by their three children to cut the ribbon on Crisp & Chew, their cookie business during a chamber of commerce ceremony. Photos by Alyssa Perera

Crisp & Chew ribbon cutting marks beginning of Georgetown residents’ dream

Alyssa Perera
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Cookie shop Crisp & Chew celebrated a ribbon cutting for its new brick and mortar location at 1612 Williams Drive on Tuesday, June 16. The company is owned by Georgetown residents Sarah Davis and Qudduws Ware, who have been together since 1997 and married in 2010.
Adrian Michael Williams, 56, of Leander. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office.

Adrian Michael Williams, 56, of Leander. Photo courtesy of the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office.

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Leander man gets 100 years after pleading guilty to child sexual assaults

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Adrian Michael Williams, 56, of Leander, was sentenced to 100 years in prison across four separate cases involving the sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault of two children.“What these survivors endured was truly horrific,” said Shawn Dick, Williamson County District Attorney.

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The Caring Place expands hours for food pantry

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Starting on July 16, The Caring Place’s food pantry at 2000 Railroad Avenue will be open on Thursdays from 2-6 p.m. The new expanded hours are part of a pilot program aimed at improving food access, according to The Caring Place. The pantry was already open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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