The Brazos County Commissioners Court is set to fill a variety of positions in multiple sectors during its Aug. 4 meeting.

The overview: The court is looking to fill positions in facilities maintenance and four positions working for the Exposition Complex. According to agenda material, all positions have been left vacant for six months or longer, and the court needs to authorize the department to begin recruitment.

The positions are listed as:

• Maintenance Tech II position in the Facilities Services Department, which includes technical work on pipes, water systems and various cooking equipment

• Clerk III
• Receptionist
• Assistant manager-Fair Administration
• Event Coordinator II

Javi’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant originally from Tyler, is set to open its doors in College Station by the end of the week.

The overview: As previously reported by Community Impact, Javi’s is taking over the former Red Lobster, which has been vacant since 2020.

What Javi's offers: Javi’s website states the location will be "designed as a social dining destination; Javi's blends a polished, modern Southwest aesthetic with a lively indoor-outdoor experience."

Along with serving Tex-Mex staples like tacos and enchiladas, the restaurant said more than 140 types of tequila will be available.

General Manager Raul Betancourt told Community Impact this is a part of the expansion of alcohol offerings from its original location in East Texas.

Stay tuned: While Javi's does not have an official opening date set, Betancourt said the restaurant will be open by the end of the first week of August.

• Opening Aug. 4-7

• 1200 University Drive East, College Station

Bryan-College Station will start seeing a series of daytime closures related to the ‘Big 6’ highway construction during the week of Aug. 3-7, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

'Big 6' is a long-term TxDOT project along Hwy. 6 through Bryan and College Station, aimed at helping the cities deal with growing traffic.

What you need to know:

• Aug. 3-4: Single-lane closure of the northbound and southbound mainlanes from Harvey Road to Rock Prairie Road, 7:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m.
• Aug. 5-7: Single-lane daytime closure of the southbound frontage road left turn lane at Texas Avenue/Deacon Drive intersection, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

This summer, Texas is launching a new process to study the viability of data centers and other large projects seeking to connect to the state’s power grid. The process’ strict requirements could deter major industrial projects from coming to the state, experts warn.

The overview: The Electric Reliability Commission of Texas’ new "batch study process" will require that large projects be evaluated in groups, rather than individually. The process was developed in response to Texas’ data center boom.

What they're saying: All projects that would use at least 75 megawatts of electricity will be required to participate in the batch process—including industrial and hydrogen production facilities. However, industrial and manufacturing projects operate differently from data centers and may not be able to meet some of the batch requirements, industry representatives said July 29.

In a state that works to attract major companies and bills itself as business-friendly, that’s a concern, lawmakers said.

"Where are y'all at on trying to differentiate those types of traditional, enterprise, big commercial, large load projects?" Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, asked.