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Voters approved a tax increase of $0.025 per $100 valuation in November 2024 to support more affordable child care across Travis County. (Haley McLeod/Community Impact)

Funding for up to 1,000 new slots for child care may be coming soon for Travis County residents

By Haley McLeod

Most of Travis County’s new child care funding and slots are expected to become available by fall 2025 at the earliest, following a tax rate increase approved by voters last November.

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Austin City Council unanimously passed a resolution that would ban vape-selling near schools, but an official ordinance is yet to be approved. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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Hutto Strong Summit helps all facets of the community learn how to respond in emergency situations. (Gracie Warhurst/Community Impact)
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Travis County emergency service officials urged residents May 20 to sign up for the new burn ban notification system through Warn Central Texas. (Courtesy Austin Fire Department)
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Williamson County Commissioners greenlighted issuing millions of dollars in bonds during a May 13 meeting.
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Pflugerville rates above the Texas average in the majority of categories. (Courtesy city of Pflugerville)
Pflugerville residents satisfied overall, cite traffic and downtown concerns
The Georgetown Animal Shelter will be joining the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter this summer as its fifth member city.
Georgetown will join, expand the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter
Opened in 1931, the Heman Marion Sweatt Courthouse has been recognized for its role in the Austin's civil rights movement. (Haley McLeod/Community Impact)
Travis County officials weigh plans for potential historical district
Williamson County Sheriff Matthew Lindemann discussed the Sheriff's Office departments and statistics at a May 1 Georgetown Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
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Since 2015, a multiagency program has trained hundreds of first responders across Central Texas to handle wildfires where wildlands meet homes and businesses. (Courtesy Travis County ESD No. 2/Pflugerville Fire Department)
21 fires and counting: Travis County officials urge preparedness as Central Texas wildfire season intensifies
Improvements at the intersection of FM 1660 and Hwy. 79 will construct turn lanes and improve signals. (Courtesy city of Hutto)
$31.7M in FM 1660 intersection projects see progress, delays
The Williamson County Administration Building will open in spring 2026 and house a dozen county departments.
Williamson County's $90M admin building to open 2026
Pflugerville's infrastructure projects are "the foundation that supports [the city's] progress," Gonzales said. (Gracie Warhurst/Community Impact)
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City Council members expressed split opinions on expanding Hutto's certificate of convenience and necessity, the geographical area in which the city is required to provide water service. (Gracie Warhurst/Community Impact)
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