A new ice cream shop has opened in Solms Landing.

Check it out: Jeremiah's Italian Ice opened on Oct. 6 at 2292 Sophie Lane, Ste. 101, New Braunfels. The franchise is locally owned and operated by husband and wife duo Trishna Patel and Nihal Pantangi.

Patel said they took photos around the city of things that were meaningful to them to help create a New Braunfels-inspired mural in the shop. The mural has illustrations of the Comal River, the Comal County Courthouse and Gruene Hall.

The mural also displays bald eagles, which Patel and Pantangi frequently see near their home. The bald eagles are carrying German sausages—an ode to New Braunfels' German heritage. The mural also shows two swans that represent Patel and Pantangi.

What they offer: The shop offers various flavors of soft serve ice cream and Italian ice. Jeremiah's Italian Ice also sells Jelati Cakes, which are cakes made from Italian ice and soft serve ice cream.

• 2292 Sophie Lane, Ste. 101, New Braunfels

Elive Health + Wellness has relocated from the Sammelplatz Office Suites to a stand-alone building in New Braunfels.

The details: Owner Christa Elza said she offers functional and integrative medicine, peptide therapy, hormone replacement therapy and treatment for weight loss.

"We're passionate about personalized health solutions," Elza said.

Elive Health + Wellness is also home to Maza Movement and Recovery. Elza said she plans to open up space for other wellness practitioners to lease.

• 1149 S. Academy Ave., New Braunfels

Construction is underway on Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's temporary midfield concourse, Concourse M, as part of the larger Journey with AUS expansion project. Airport officials, city leaders and construction partners celebrated the concourse's groundbreaking Sept. 29.

How we got here: ABIA's South Terminal closed March 31 and was later demolished. Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines, which operated out of the South Terminal, have since moved to the main Barbara Jordan Terminal. The demolition made way for the construction of Concourse M, a temporary six-gate facility that will help relieve passenger congestion during Barbara Jordan Terminal's Concourse A remodeling and future 26-gate Concourse B and tunnel project.

The details: Concourse M is slated to feature a variety of passenger amenities including a coffee market, grab-and-go concessions, retail options, a pet relief room and shaded outdoor areas. The concourse will also only be accessible through a shuttle bus which will leave from Gate 13 out of the Barbara Jordan Terminal.

Stay tuned: Airport officials said Concourse M has a targeted opening date of spring 2028.

The average annual insurance premium for a Texas homeowner rose 79% in six years, from less than $2,000 in 2020 to more than $3,500 this year, Texas Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford told state lawmakers Oct. 5.

The overview: The rise in home insurance costs has been caused by severe weather, high inflationary costs impacting home repairs and "the concentration of risk" in the insurance market, Crawford said.

Experts said hardening homes against severe weather could help reduce expensive losses from disasters, resulting in lower insurance premiums.

Zooming in: Proponents of home-hardening incentives have pointed to their success in other Gulf Coast states, such as Alabama. Texas consumer advocacy groups and the insurance industry backed proposals to create a similar grant program last year, according to previous Community Impact reporting, but those measures did not pass.

"Resilience helps homeowners long before it shows up in an insurance bill because a stronger home holds up better when the storm comes," said Chelsea Stallings, a regional vice president for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.