Celina ISD officials have extended Superintendent Thomas Maglisceau's contract.

The overview: The district's board of trustees approved Maglisceau's contract in a 5-2 vote during a March 30 meeting. Trustees Jennifer Driver and Michael Wagoner voted against the contract.

In their own words: “You’ve walked us through some of the most challenging times we’ve ever had in the district, [COVID-19] being one of those, but then probably the darkest times in our district [seen] last year," trustee Jarratt Calvert said. "Thank you for your steadfastness."

Pickleman's Gourment Cafe is now open in Celina.

Zooming in: The new location opened off Preston Road on March 24, according to a company social media post. Pickleman's menu features sandwiches, pizzas, mac and cheese bowls, soups and salads, according to its website.

• 3515 S. Preston Road, Celina

The Texas power grid is undergoing “generational” growth, experts said during the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ annual summit March 31 in Round Rock. Much of that growth is due to data centers—an industry under scrutiny from state lawmakers as some Texas communities push back against proposed developments.

The big picture: Over 2,000 projects totaling 453,000 megawatts are currently looking to connect to the state grid, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said April 1. About 357,000 megawatts of those connection requests are potential data centers, ERCOT documents show.

Looking ahead: Communities should take the lead on discussions about individual data center projects, Vegas told reporters. He said that when “communities that are ready to support those investments,” ERCOT is prepared to help data centers connect to the grid.

During a March 31 discussion on data centers, panelists noted that the projects have an “increasingly high” negative reputation in communities across the state. Austin consultant Eric Goff said developers often need to make commitments to local residents to earn their support for data center proposals.