City of Taylor

Ruby Fisher, Taylor’s Special Events Coordinator, welcomes visitors to the Sesquicentennial activity — Spark! — a museum exhibit that tells the story of the small town on Texas’ Blackland Prairie. The exhibit is open through September 26. Photo credit Katherine Hamilton

Ruby Fisher, Taylor’s Special Events Coordinator, welcomes visitors to the Sesquicentennial activity — Spark! — a museum exhibit that tells the story of the small town on Texas’ Blackland Prairie. The exhibit is open through September 26. Photo credit Katherine Hamilton

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Taylor sesquicentennial exhibit celebrates city's ‘grit and determination’

Katherine Hamilton
Friday, September 18, 2026
Taylor, Texas, is marking more than a number — 150 years —  in 2026.
Stylish Taylor ladies leaving lunch at Louie Mueller’s BBQ in years past is a photo included in Spark!, a Smithsonian Places of Innovation exhibit on display through September 27. Photo courtesy of Taylor Places of Innovation Exhibit

Stylish Taylor ladies leaving lunch at Louie Mueller’s BBQ in years past is a photo included in Spark!, a Smithsonian Places of Innovation exhibit on display through September 27. Photo courtesy of Taylor Places of Innovation Exhibit

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Spark! Lights up Taylor’s Sesquicentennial celebration

Katherine Hamilton
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
A celebration of Taylor’ Sesquicentennial is featured in a photo exhibition examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America.Its theme: Every invention and innovation is someone’s attempt to turn a problem into a solution.The results: Old neighborhoods revitalized, historic business districts...

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Cities, state at crossroads with data center growth

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
In 1999, the Bland family envisioned its 87 acres of farmland being turned into a park for families on the south side of Taylor.In a land deed, the Bland family initially sold the property to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

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One dead in Taylor after head-on collision

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Taylor Police Department responded to the first fatal collision in Taylor for 2024 on February 21 at 2:34 p.m. Police were dispatched to a report of a reckless driver in the 3000 block of South Main Street.
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Report: Samsung contributed $27 billion to Austin area

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Samsung Austin Semiconductor released its 2023 Economic Impact Report.Conducted by a third party, the report highlights $26.8 billion in economic contribution and impact generated through operations of the Austin fab and the construction of the future manufacturing facility in Taylor.“Since 1996,...
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Samsung setback

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Korean-based tech giant Samsung announced it will delay the opening of its under-construction Williamson County facility to 2025.
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Taylor man convicted of meth possession

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, December 11, 2023
A Williamson County jury found 44-year-old Daniel Stogner of Taylor guilty of possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, on December 5.     The jury sentenced Mr. Stogner to five years in prison with a $2,500 fine.
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Twinkling Taylor

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, November 17, 2023
The City of Taylor invites the community to participate in the city’s Christmas festivities at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 2.

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Taylor drums up excitement with Percussion Park

Brigid Cooley
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Make music in the park with Taylor’s new Percussion Park. The city is celebrating the opening of its new and interactive playground — located between the lake and the swimming pool in Murphy Park, 1600 Veterans Drive — with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 18.
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