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After 25 years of operation in downtown Round Rock, Louisiana Longhorn Café is set to close before the end of June. 

What you need to know: The restaurant's closure was announced via social media June 5. 

About the business: The Cajun restaurant was first opened in 1999 by Melinda and Ray Overstreet. The restaurant has since changed hands. Known for its authentic Louisiana taste and cooking methods offered, the menu's dishes are borrowed from family recipes passed down through generations. 

Round Rock ISD will provide meals to children under age 18 this summer at participating campuses through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program.

What you need to know: Under the Texas Summer Meals program, no form of ID is required for children to receive meals from participating schools. Meals can also be provided to people with disabilities under 21 years old through the program.

What else? Meals must be consumed on-site, and participating families will not be required to apply or register for the program—all they have to do is show up during distribution times, according to the district. Meals will be offered free of charge to area children at the following campuses on varying schedules through July 31.

Check out six upcoming or ongoing transportation project updates across the Austin metro.

Upcoming projects
Austin will commit $104M to support future I-35 decks: Austin will commit more than $100 million to support future public amenity decks covering portions of I-35, after a scaled-down alternate proposal was tabled this spring. The city would develop larger caps and smaller stitches to cover the interstate, connecting downtown and East Austin with public decks that could house parks, plazas and small buildings or venues. Building all caps and stitches is now estimated to cost about $400 million, added amenities across all decks could cost nearly $260 million, and maintaining the structures will cost about $9 million annually once they're in place. 

Ongoing projects
Construction on Austin Avenue bridges in Georgetown to resume: The southbound Austin Avenue bridge decks will be demolished beginning this month in preparation for new bridge construction. Demolition will take approximately two months, and both bridges are anticipated to be completed and open to traffic next April. 

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