A more than $10 million expansion project at Veterans Memorial Pool is set to be completed in the fall of 2027 after Cedar Park City Council approved a construction contract Sept. 10.

The project: The project is centered around a planned 8,000-square-foot wave pool and will also include a 5,000-square-foot building that will house a stage overlooking the pool, restrooms, and filtration and wave equipment, city documents state.

The expansion will also add 84 new parking spaces, covered cabanas and other shade structures, Senior Project Manager Paul Naughton said. The project will also include construction of drainage ponds, utilities, retaining walls and lighting, according to city documents.

Four candidates will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for Round Rock ISD board of trustees, Place 3. Read Q&As with each of them here.

The big picture: Incumbent Amber Feller Landrum will face challengers Ayaan Moledina, Vera Southwell and Gregory Andrew.

The specifics: Candidates were asked to keep responses to 50 words or fewer, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines or for style and clarity.

Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

A Kia dealership in Austin, a Walmart in Liberty Hill and an Olive Garden in Kyle are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Kia of Central Austin ($36 million): A new 206,601-square-foot Kia dealership is set to begin construction in Austin next spring.

2. Walmart ($12.2 million): A new Walmart Supercenter is coming to Liberty Hill with construction set to begin in October.

3. Hill Country Bible Georgetown ($6.2 million): This project involves the construction of new admin and student ministry buildings at the Hill Country Bible Church in Georgetown.

4. Olive Garden ($4.1 million): A new Olive Garden restaurant is coming to Kyle, with construction set to wrap up late next year.

5. 3rd Wave Climbing Gym ($2.3 million): This project involves the renovation and change of occupancy of an existing warehouse building into an indoor climbing gym facility.

Three candidates are running to lead the Texas Department of Agriculture in the Nov. 3 election.

The details: Libertarian Austin R. Kelly, Republican Nate Sheets and Democrat Clayton Tucker are vying to become Texas' next commissioner of agriculture. The commissioner's duties include regulating agriculture, administering nutrition programs and providing rural economic development assistance.

How we got here: There is no incumbent in this race after Sheets beat sitting Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in the March Republican primary. Tucker ran uncontested in the March Democratic primary, while Kelly was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

The winner of the November midterm will be sworn in to succeed Miller in January.

Looking ahead: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 in the midterm election, and Election Day is Nov. 3.