A new HomeGoods is set for the Richardson Heights shopping center at the corner of US 75 and Belt Line Road.

What's happening: Construction on the exterior of the of the 30,000-square-foot space is set to start December, with construction on the interior expected to start next June, according to a project filed with TDLR. The construction is expected to finish next August.

The details: HomeGoods sells a variety of home decorations including furniture, mirrors, rugs and more.

A project that would develop an east Plano dairy farm into 215 acres of homes, apartments, parks and more is one step away from final approval.

A zoning change for Lavon Farms was recommended for approval by Plano’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 17.

The big picture: Lavon Farms would feature 626 single-family residential units, 1,052 multifamily units and 37 acres of open space. The open space would include 10 acres of parks and a “Rural Preserve,” which will allow a section of the development to function as a micro farm and ranch.

The background: The project has been “about 25 years” in the making, land owner Todd Moore said. Moore’s family bought the land in 1936 and has been operating it as a dairy farm since.

Lavon Farms is a “key catalyst site” for the Envision Oak Point Plan which was initially adopted in 2018, Plano Assistant Director of Planning Michael Bell said.

Thanksgiving week is expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel periods in history, according to projections from AAA. A record 5.8 million Texans are projected to travel at least 50 miles from home Nov. 25-Dec. 1.

Zooming in: About 5.3 million Texans are expected to drive to their Thanksgiving destinations, according to a Nov. 17 news release, while about 328,000 people will fly and 140,000 will use other forms of transportation.

The impact: Texans should give themselves extra time to reach their destinations during Thanksgiving week, with the most congestion expected Nov. 25-26. Traffic is also expected to be heavy as Texans return home Nov. 30, according to INRIX, a transportation data company.

Minimal traffic is expected on Thanksgiving Day.

More details: Texas drivers will pay about the same for gas as they did last Thanksgiving, according to AAA Texas. One gallon of regular unleaded gas cost about $2.65 in Texas as of Nov. 13, down from $2.69 last year.