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Buckle to open Round Rock retail location in outlet mall

A new apparel retailer is coming to the Round Rock Premium Outlets, a new project filing shows. 

About the business: Known for its denim offerings, Buckle stocks clothing for men, women and children across a variety of brands including Birkenstock, Free People, Miss Me and Rock & Revival. 


A project filing registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations shows work to renovate the future retail space is set to begin and end this fall. 

Remember this?: Buckle is one of several retailers set to join the outlet mall's offerings, amid a refresh of the property. Lululemon, New Balance and JD Sports opened locations in the mall in recent months, with Sephora expected to open soon. 

 
On The Business Beat
Discount Electronics closes Round Rock shop after 17 years of operation

Discount Electronics closed its Round Rock location in January, after a near 17-year run selling discounted and refurbished personal computers, laptops and technology accessories. 

What you need to know: While the Round Rock location of Discount Electronics is closed, the retailer's location at 4005 W. Parmer Ln., Ste. D, Austin remains open, as well as its business operations center in Pflugerville. 

About the business: The store first opened July 7, 2009, and the business recently renovated its Parmer location. 

 
Permit Preview Wednesday
Check out 5 major Austin-area permits filed this week

From an airport expansion in Austin to a med spa renovation in New Braunfels and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Austin Bergstrom-International Airport ($60 million): Following the closure of the airport's south terminal, construction will start this summer on a six-gate southern terminal called Concourse M.

2. Texas Realtors ($2 million): A full remodel of the existing 23,847-square-foot building’s second floor will begin in late spring, along with the addition of a second-floor terrace.

3. Georgetown Logistics Park ($8.6 million): Construction is underway on a 39,200-square-foot facility.

4. Adoration Med Spa ($704,000): A former residence is being converted into a med spa. Renovations include removing the back deck, replacing windows and updating doors.

5. Kung Fu Tea–Bastrop: The specialty tea shop will fill a 1,500-square-foot space in the Burleson Crossing East shopping center.

 
CI Texas
Judge temporarily lifts Texas ban on smokable hemp sales

Texas retailers can resume selling smokable hemp products after a Travis County judge temporarily blocked some of the state’s sweeping new regulations on the hemp industry.

The background: On March 31, the state health department enacted rules changing how THC content is measured in consumable hemp, which industry experts said effectively outlawed most smokable hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council, a federal hemp industry group, and several local hemp companies sued the state April 8, arguing that the state health department does not have the authority to reclassify legal THC levels. State officials have defended the rules, saying they are in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who at the time called for stricter oversight of the multibillion-dollar hemp industry.

The latest: Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble sided with the hemp industry in an April 10 ruling, directing the state not to enforce the new THC testing requirement and a restriction on the transportation of hemp products between states. An additional hearing is scheduled for April 23.

 

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