The overview
Speaking before business leaders and local officials at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Round Rock, Morgan pointed to progress on voter-approved transportation projects and emphasized the city’s commitment to maintaining essential services as construction continues across Round Rock.
“We’re not planning for today—we’re planning for tomorrow,” said Morgan.
Diving deeper
The mayor highlighted nearly $196.4 million in transportation connections and capacity upgrades now underway across the city. Work that includes major corridor expansions, intersection redesigns and long-planned roadway links expected to wrap up in 2026. These include expansions to Gattis School Road, Wyoming Springs Drive and Red Bud Lane.
Morgan also pointed to the growing use of the city’s on-demand transit service, Round Rock Rides, which recorded 22,500 trips in 2025.
“Transportation remains one of our highest priorities,” he said. “We’re investing in the roads people rely on every day.”
When speaking about public safety capacity, Morgan said that voters have approved $44 million in capital projects and that the Round Rock Fire Department’s operating budget has grown 46% over the past four years.
This year’s budget includes 17 new positions—10 police officers, six firefighters and one crime scene technician.
“Our residents expect a safe city, and we put our money where our priorities are,” Morgan said.
The mayor spoke about downtown’s redevelopment. According to city data shared during the presentation, Round Rock has invested $253.37 million in its downtown district since 2001.
Morgan said those improvements—along with the addition of 1,853 parking spaces and the rezoning of 114 parcels to encourage retail and dining—have helped support continued redevelopment in the historic core.
Morgan said the transformation of the Griffith building into the new home of the Round Rock Chamber, along with an arts space and business center, will support continued economic activity.
He also highlighted planned trail connections and improvements around Brushy Creek and Lake Creek, saying the projects will expand access from the west side into the city center.
“One thing Round Rock has done well is keep that small-town feel,” he said. “Our events, our trails and our gathering spaces bring people together.”
One more thing
Morgan said Round Rock is on track to add 20 million gallons per day of new water supply by 2028, part of a long-term expansion plan tied to deep-water intake improvements.
Saying that the city has also committed $13 million to ongoing reuse-water expansion projects, which he described as a key strategy for conserving drinking water while supporting growth.
“We’re not going to do anything to put our system at risk,” Morgan said, adding that Round Rock continues to maintain some of the lowest residential water rates in Central Texas.
