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One of the over 750 new Texas laws that went into effect Friday, Sept. 1 cracks down on vaping inside of schools.

GEORGETOWN — Williamson County has its budget set for the upcoming fiscal year. The Commissioners Court unanimously approved an amount of $560,109,974 for the total county budget during their Aug.

“The most disastrous crisis we face in the next two decades will be the food shortage crisis.” — Jack “Spot” Baird, Professor of Possumolgy Fifty some-odd years is a long time to chronicle people, places and events. Maybe that’s why, ever so often, one of the well-known or illustrious individuals I’ve been privileged to interview comes to mind.

HUTTO – While student scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test have been slowly increasing overall, they still have not regained the ground lost during the pandemic, according to scores for spring 2023, released in August. Math scores have been especially slow to recover.

Business will be booming in Taylor this weekend. The Taylor Chamber of Commerce will host the 2023 East Wilco Business Expo Saturday, Sept.

THRALL – The 2023 Homecoming King and Queen candidates have been announced. They were nominated by Thrall High School seniors. The king and queen will be announced during halftime of the Homecoming game against Florence, Friday, Sept. 8.

Taylor ISD’s Legacy Early College High School has a club for all students. Music, Art, Books, American Sign Language, Cosmetology, Stress Relief and more.

GEORGETOWN – Williamson County is looking into how to protect its present while preparing for future road growth. The Commissioners’ Court approved an update to the county’s long-range transportation plan last month that involves Taylor.

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This Saturday, Sept. 9, there are Taylor events happening.

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley.