Stay up to date with the latest Northwest Austin business news—a collection of newly opened, coming soon, relocations and closings.

This list is not comprehensive.

Now open
Tao
Tao recently took over the former space of Mikado Ryotei.The menu features authentic Chinese cuisine with a variety of Sichuan dishes, including spicy diced chicken, black pepper beef cubes, twice-cooked pork, kung pao chicken, and spicy tripe and duck blood stew.

• 9033 Research Blvd., Ste. 100, Austin

Perfume Palace
The perfume and cologne store opened in Lakeline Mall in June, staff told Community Impact. The store sells scents for women and men and is open seven days a week.

• 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, B1OA, Cedar Park

Ugly Dumpling
The dumpling restaurant opened its latest location in Austin in early June, according to a Facebook post. The new spot serves soup dumplings, dim sum, noodles, bao buns and bubble tea in the Arboretum. 

• 10000 Research Blvd., Bldg. A, Austin

A surgeon at Orthopaedic Specialists of Austin is now performing an ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release procedure, making Dr. Harrison Kay the first physician in the Austin area to offer the technology, according to a July 7 release from the practice.

The details: The procedure uses real-time ultrasound imaging to guide a device through a small incision below the wrist, releasing the ligament compressing the median nerve. It is performed under local anesthesia in an office setting for eligible patients.

The practice said patients typically return to normal activities within three to five days, compared with two to four weeks after traditional open surgery.

What's next: Individuals experiencing carpal tunnel symptoms, such as numbness, tingling or hand weakness, can schedule a consultation to determine whether the procedure is right for them.

The Austin Public Library is marking its 100th anniversary with yearlong Centennial Celebrations running through Dec. 23, per the library website.

The background: Austin's first public library opened Feb. 16, 1926, at 819 Congress Ave. with just 500 donated books in a rented space. Later that year, the first permanent building opened Dec. 23 at West Ninth and Guadalupe streets, according to the Austin History Center.

Today, the system includes the Central Library and 20 neighborhood branches.

The details: Centennial programming at library locations across the city includes Roaring '20s-themed events, history and genealogy programs, branch birthday celebrations, a community History Harvest collecting residents' memories and photos for the Austin History Center, and a passport-style Adventure Book with activities and prizes, the library said.

Austinites can also vote through July 31 on designs in the Centennial Library Card Art Contest, with winning cards debuting in September.

Yearlong Centennial Celebrations run through Dec. 23, capped by a free, all-ages event at the Central Library on Oct. 17.

At least one person has died due to flooding in the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott said July 16.

The details: The fatality occurred along the Guadalupe River between Kerrville and Comfort—downstream from Hunt, where many summer camps are located and the majority of the flooding took place in July 2025. Flooding this year has been more intense downstream than upstream, Abbott said.

Zooming in: More than 70 people have been rescued from floodwaters, and evacuation orders have been issued in multiple parts of South-Central Texas, the governor said.

"We have massive flooding in ... the Greater Kerrville area, but we also are looking at what's been taking place in Uvalde—there are massive challenges in Uvalde as well," Abbott told reporters. "In fact, people need to expect very meaningful flooding in the Rio Grande [Valley]."

The big picture: Parts of South-Central Texas were expected to see more than 30 inches of rain during this week's storms, and 59 counties were under a state disaster declaration.