Rick Ortiz, people operations team head at Compal USA Technology Inc., thanks the Commissioners Court for approving the tax abatement on April 14. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Matt Matthews, with real estate developer Freehold Capital Management, told council about the other developments the company has done in the area and what the Yearwood development could look like once finished. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

This map shows where the commercial, residential, greenspace and floodplain are located within the property. The purple shows the commercial buildings toward the front, with the yellow residential being behind it. The light green shows private common spaces and the dark green shows public common spaces. The back of the property is hatched in blue because it is in a flood plain. However, there will be a multi-use trail on that part of the property. (Courtesy of City of Georgetown)

At the Melina ground breaking, from left, are Hillwood Communities representatives Trent Walker, Alyssa Siers, Logan Blok, Andrew Lee, Brian Carlock, Fred Balda, Duke Kerrigan, Carter DeWalch, Lisa Apodoca and G.P. Mehaffey. (Courtesy Hillwood Communities)

A concept plan for the Bell-Sharkey Municipal Utility District shows 395 lots east of Inner Loop and north of University Avenue, with the San Gabriel River to the north. The orange lots are 47 feet by 125 feet, and the yellow lots are 52 feet by 125 feet.

TCEQ employees, from left, Jose Alfonso Martinez, Maricela Zertuche and Alan Barraza were there to answer resident questions and explain the cleaning process for the wastewater. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Kelly Trietsch, chief development officer, left, presents the Southwestern University 560 zoning change to Georgetown City Council. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)