Important Dates:

Last day to register to vote: Thursday, April 1
Last day to apply for Ballot-by-Mail: Tuesday, April 20

Early voting
Monday - Saturday, April 19 - 24,  7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, April  26, 27,  7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Election Day
Saturday, May 1
Main Early Voting and Limited Ballot Location:
•  Georgetown: Georgetown Inner Loop Annex,
301 SE Inner Loop
Branch Locations:
•  Georgetown: Cowan Creek Amenity Center,
1433 Cool Spring Way
•  Georgetown: Georgetown ISD Technology Building,
603 Lakeway Drive
•  Jarrell: Jarrell ISD Administration,
108 East Avenue F

$90 Million Mobility Bond

Proposition A: $90,000,000

The issuance of $90 million in bonds by the City of Georgetown for streets, roads, bridges, and intersections, including SE Inner Loop, Shell Road, Williams Drive, DB Wood Road, Leander Road, Austin Avenue bridges, Rockride Lane, and Westinghouse Road. Included in the bond is $10.4 for sidewalks, a bicycle trail, intersection and transportation technologies. The city projects that the property tax rate will rise about three cents if the bonds pass.

Jarrell ISD Bond:  $113,370,000 

Proposition A: $111,625,000

A new elementary school  —  Expansion of the middle school and high school — Expansion of the district transportation facility — Technology infrastructure upgrades — Safety and security, including security cameras, access control and exterior lighting — Buses — Land for future school sites and design for future facilities — Athletic improvements at the high school to include baseball and softball turf, covered batting cages, tennis court lighting, and 4 additional tennis courts — Renovations to preserve the 1916 historic building for district use.

Proposition B: $1,745,000 Expansion and improvements to the stadium including: Additional visitor seating (995 seats) — Added visitor restrooms — Sidewalks for access to seating and restrooms — Improvements for accessibility and ADA compliance.

Despite the fact that more than 50 percent of those eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine in the county have received at least one dose, the spread of the virus is starting to trend upward again.

According to data from the Williamson County and Cities Health District, Covid spread indicators are increasing, and the county continues in “high community spread” or “orange phase” of the pandemic.

Health officials emphasized it is still important for people to wear a mask, wash their hands often and to continue social distancing when gathering with others they do not know well.

Three indicators need to be met to move to the “moderate community spread” (yellow phase). Two out of three indicators are trending the wrong direction.

• The incidence rate measures the average daily rate of new infections, and it needs to be below 7.0 for 14 consecutive days. For about five weeks, or since March 18, when the county moved to the orange phase, the incidence rate has not dropped below 7.0. In the last 10 days, it has increased from 7.3 to 10.4.

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April 20 | 4:20 pm

Latest Covid vaccine info Sign up for vaccinations

As of Tuesday morning, Curative Inc., Williamson County’s primary mass Covid-19 vaccine hub, provided a sign-up method on its website for vaccination sites in Georgetown and Round Rock. People wanting a drive-through shot for their first dose may now sign up with Curative.

The county closed its waitlist Friday and transferred the remaining people to primary first dose provider Curative. Curative has contacted these people by email at the email address included in their sign up, and provided them an opportunity to get a shot appointment.

Curative received over 11,000 first doses for this week from the state health department, plus additional second doses. The state does not publish the distribution of second doses, but does send these to the same provider who gave each first dose.

When signing up for a Covid shot online, people will need to have some information handy.
Info needed for sign up

Each vaccine provider has its own portal or other way of signing up, but officials have said the information required is generally the same.

Each sign up will need a unique email address.

People who sign up will need to provide contact information and health insurance information.

Anyone who lacks an email account, a residence, a phone number or a health plan and wants the vaccine should contact the Williamson County and Cities Health District through the public health clinic in Taylor.

Those who sign up will also need to know about their allergies to vaccines and whether they have tested positive for Covid-19, been told by a doctor they had the disease or received treatments for it.

People who need assistance with putting the sign-up information into the vaccine provider’s portal may continue to seek assistance from the county’s volunteer in-person tech help centers.

Volunteers have been trained in the registration process and instructed on health privacy. The county technology services department purchased, and provided electronic security for, the devices used at the help centers.

Tech help centers are open from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. in the following locations and the days indicated:
• St. Richard’s Episcopal Church on East Palm Valley Boulevard in Round Rock, Tuesdays.
• The Oaks in Sun City on Del Webb Boulevard (near a golf course), Wednesdays.
• First United Methodist Church Georgetown (McKinney Christian Ministry Center), 1205 Ash Street, Wednesdays.
• Northpoint Church on Arrow Point Drive in Cedar Park, Thursdays.
• First Baptist Taylor on Mallard Lane, Taylor, Thursdays .
• Hill Country Bible Church on Little Elm Trail (Gym Building) near Lakeline Mall, Fridays.