As Hays County gears up to expand Darden Hill Road and Dripping Springs ISD makes progress on Driftwood Springs High School, a new business center is taking shape in the growing area.

The overview: Driftwood Business Center offers flex spaces for rent and for sale, with options ranging from 1,750-square-foot suites to 12,000-square-foot buildings.

Guy Oberg, broker for Driftwood Business Center, said the development is approximately 50% complete and that he expects construction to wrap up in late 2028. Once completed, the center will feature 28 buildings.

Quote of note: "They're newer, more updated buildings for mainly a similar price to a lot of the other competition in the area," Oberg said. "This is also a more affordable product than retail or office [spaces], and can serve those purposes as well."

• 10020 Darden Hill Road, Austin

The history: Frances Lala opened Lala’s Little Nugget in 1972, bringing holiday nostalgia to the Crestview neighborhood. FBR Management assumed ownership in 2015 after Lala experienced health complications in her 80s.

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere: The bar features a rotating cocktail menu, a scratch-made eggnog and a gingerbread man shot. A weekday Jolly Hour runs from 4-7 p.m.

Craving pizza? FBR Management added a patio, extra bathrooms and food. The bar serves Pedroso’s Pizza Tuesday-Sunday, offering American or New York style pizzas, salads, appetizers and cannolis.

Did you know? There are three theories behind the year-round decorations: Lala put them back up in January because the bar felt bare; her husband left her on Christmas; or she vowed not to take them down until her son returned from the Vietnam War.

In their own words: Co-owner Max Moreland said, “It's something Frances created and we're just thrilled to continue her legacy.”

Austinites will soon be able to fly directly to Fayetteville, Arkansas beginning in March.

The overview: Delta Air Lines announced the new nonstop destination on Nov. 3. This is the latest domestic expansion for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and the first nonstop connection between Central Texas and the state of Arkansas, according to an ABIA news release.

At a glance: Fayetteville, Arkansas is home to The University of Arkansas and is located in the Ozark Mountains. The flight will service passengers daily.

Texas' first female lieutenant governor, Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, held her first news conference since the election on Nov. 10 in Austin.

What happened: Goodwin, a Democrat, also announced her political transition team, which is led by lobbyist Angela Hale and outgoing state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie.

The team, which includes four former state senators—two Democrats and two Republicans—will help prepare Goodwin to take over as lieutenant governor in January and work with state senators.

"My focus right now is sitting down with each senator, many of whom I worked with while in the House, to talk about their individual priorities and how we can work together so they can represent their districts," Goodwin told reporters Nov. 10.

More context: Goodwin will preside over the Republican-majority Texas Senate. How much power she will have over the chamber is largely up to senators, who will approve new Senate rules when the legislature convenes Jan. 12.