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Georgetown raises electric rates for largest commercial customers

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Georgetown’s largest commercial and industrial electric customers will pay higher rates under changes approved by the City Council, a move officials say will improve cost recovery and ensure those customers cover the higher costs of serving their large energy demands.
A map shows the location of Patience Ranch, a proposed three-phase residential development just south of the San Gabriel River and east of Garey Park. Approximately 500 homes are proposed, with large lot sizes. The property is currently a cattle ranch.

A map shows the location of Patience Ranch, a proposed three-phase residential development just south of the San Gabriel River and east of Garey Park. Approximately 500 homes are proposed, with large lot sizes. The property is currently a cattle ranch.

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Patience Ranch proposal would bring 500 large-lot homes east of Garey Park

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Developers could build approximately 500 homes on 363.85 acres just east of Garey Park and north of the Escalera subdivision along the South Fork San Gabriel River.
A group plays a pickleball game on PickleTex’s new courts in Georgetown. Photo courtesy Melissa Rubey, PickleTex

A group plays a pickleball game on PickleTex’s new courts in Georgetown. Photo courtesy Melissa Rubey, PickleTex

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New business PickleTex opens in Georgetown

Alyssa Perera
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Pickleball is a big deal in Georgetown, as the 225 people who showed up at PickleTex’s sold-out grand opening July 11 can attest to.
Private First Class Joe Klepac, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klepac of Jarrell, Texas, was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action in Korea while serving with the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the First Cavalry Division. The presentation was made by Colonel Jonathan M. Rigon, Commanding Officer of the 172d Station Hospital where Klepac is recuperating. Prior to his entry in the armed forces in July, 1950, Klepac worked with his father in “Klepac & Son, Mechanics.”

Private First Class Joe Klepac, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klepac of Jarrell, Texas, was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action in Korea while serving with the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the First Cavalry Division. The presentation was made by Colonel Jonathan M. Rigon, Commanding Officer of the 172d Station Hospital where Klepac is recuperating. Prior to his entry in the armed forces in July, 1950, Klepac worked with his father in “Klepac & Son, Mechanics.”

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Yesteryears: Feed store on the Square to give away egg mash on opening day

Yesteryears and Laura House and Grahm Donovan
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
140 years Ago (July 22, 1886)Glimpses of Williamson CountyThere was a moonlight picnic at Mankins’ spring, last Friday night, and a pleasant time is reported. Mr. W. C. Pfaeffle has had a substantial sidewalk put down in front of his store.
About 11.5 acres (red) could be annexed into the city and switched to C3 commercial zoning along Williams Drive. Highland Village (yellow) is residential single-family zoning, although a small area next Dragon Tree Lane could see commercial uses in the future because of the subdivision’s Planned Unit Development plan. Two existing C3 retail properties are also on the north side of Williams.

About 11.5 acres (red) could be annexed into the city and switched to C3 commercial zoning along Williams Drive. Highland Village (yellow) is residential single-family zoning, although a small area next Dragon Tree Lane could see commercial uses in the future because of the subdivision’s Planned Unit Development plan. Two existing C3 retail properties are also on the north side of Williams.

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Parmer Ranch, Highland Village area residents concerned about commercial density

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, July 17, 2026
Residents on Tuesday, July 14, pushed back against 3C commercial zoning for a 11.59 acre property near Parmer Ranch and Highland Village. Area residents said they weren’t opposing growth overall, but were concerned about the C3 commercial designation specifically.
2-year-old Elliott Malz enjoys an icy treat on a warm morning during Market Days on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Market Days is held on the second Saturday of the month in downtown Georgetown. Photo by Andy Sharp

2-year-old Elliott Malz enjoys an icy treat on a warm morning during Market Days on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Market Days is held on the second Saturday of the month in downtown Georgetown. Photo by Andy Sharp

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Beating the heat at Market Days

Andy Sharp
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
  Market Days  is held on the second Saturday of the month in downtown Georgetown.  Photos were taken Saturday, July 11. 
Mark Chester, left, and Keith Pearce, from the Sons of the American Revolution Alexander Hamilton Georgetown Chapter, were dressed in 18th century period clothing on July 8. They presented the colors before a reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Square. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Mark Chester, left, and Keith Pearce, from the Sons of the American Revolution Alexander Hamilton Georgetown Chapter, were dressed in 18th century period clothing on July 8. They presented the colors before a reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Square. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Veterans and patriots join to celebrate American independence

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
As a part of the 250th celebration of American Independence, a reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in Georgetown, across the U.S. and the world on July 8 – exactly 250 years after the declaration was read in Philadelphia.
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