A new project filing shows a 5,000-square-foot retail building is proposed for a site near the intersection of University Boulevard and CR 110, at the intersection of city limits for Hutto, Georgetown and Round Rock. 

The details: Project information filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows a single-story retail building is planned for the south side of University Boulevard, alongside a gas station. 

The project has an estimated cost of $2.8 million, with construction listed as occurring between Aug. 1 and the end of February. 

Remember this? The University Boulevard corridor is experiencing growth, with a new coffee shop, Veterans Affairs clinic and housing planned for the area. 

A new guitar studio is now open in downtown Round Rock, bringing lessons open to all skill levels. 

About the owner: Jeremy Waldrip holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Texas. He has taught students in Central Texas for several years and opened his studio in downtown Round Rock in June. 

Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Waldrip moved to the area to pursue his master's and doctorate. 

About the business: Waldrip offers weekly 30-, 45- and 60-minute lessons billed monthly. Lessons are available for students of all skill levels, and students will bring their own guitars. 

• 304 E. Main St., Ste. 206, Round Rock

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The State Board of Education is nearing the finish line in its massive rewrite of what Texas public school students will learn about world and state history.

The details: The curriculum overhaul would shift the focus in social studies classes to a Texas-centered approach, deemphasizing lessons about world cultures and injecting more content about Christianity’s role in the founding of the United States.

Some educators and students have expressed concerns that the proposal lacks significant teachings about civil rights history, Japanese internment in the 1940s and people of color’s contributions to the nation. Meanwhile, Republican board members have pushed back, saying that the rewrite is necessary to teach students about American exceptionalism and Texas heritage in an attempt to undo what they called “a watering-down of American history.”

What's happening: The board has spent the bulk of its meetings this week making amendments to a 143-page social studies proposal, which includes hundreds of standards that students would be expected to learn each year. If adopted June 26, the new requirements would take effect in 2030.