Newsworthy items from across East Williamson County HUTTO
Newsworthy items from across East Williamson County
City Council appointed businessman Charles Warner to fill the Place 1 seat left open by Councilman Brian Thompson’s resignation. Warner will hold the position as an interim until the May 2 election, but said he doesn’t want to run. Meanwhile, Mayor Mike Snyder and the council want to see design work for the delayed Justice Center project get off the ground in February instead of this summer. Hutto officials have also released a logo for an upcoming sesquicentennial celebration. The design features a hippo and a train, a nod to the tale of how the town got its mascot decades ago after a hippo escaped from a circus locomotive.
GRANGER
A ribbon cutting for FM 971 celebrated a Texas Department of Transportation project that opened turn lanes into the new Granger Secondary School. Meanwhile, a third bore attempt to bring water to the east side of the city and the new school was a success. The 12-inch pipe drilled under the Union Pacific railroad tracks at a depth of 20 feet is connected to other city waterlines, including the new campus. Filming for a new TV show called “Meemaw” starring Roseanne Barr and Dennis Quaid took place in January.
TAYLOR
Assistant City Manager Carly Kehoe Pearson has resigned after about a year on the job. In January, filming took place for two productions — a Super Bowl commercial downtown for Invest America and scenes for a new TV show called “Meemaw” with Roseanne Barr and Dennis Quaid at Old Taylor High. In January, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade and celebration recorded its highest attendance in its two-decade history. The city also kicked off its “Taylor Talks” program to celebrate the town’s upcoming 150th birthday later this year. Former educator, teacher and local historian Tim Crow hosted the first event highlighting former Taylor native and TV personality, the late Carolyn Gossett Jackson.
COUPLAND
The city and Citizens National Bank of Coupland funded the first Coupland Country Christmas in December, with residents hoping it becomes an annual event. Christmas Caroling on Horseback, a 20-year tradition put on by St. Peter’s Church of Coupland, followed the next night. In 2026, Coupland is expecting new businesses and housing developments, and the Coupland Independent School District held information sessions about the new junior-senior high school opening in August.
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