Round Rock ISD marked the opening of a new campus in January. 

What you need to know: RRISD celebrated its newest facility, the Early College High School, on Jan. 14.

About the project: Funded by a combination of 2018 and 2024 bonds, the campus will provide a central building for the district's Early College High School. Prior to its construction, students attended class in portables on the Austin Community College's Round Rock campus. Students attending the campus take both high school and college-level courses and can potentially graduate with an associate's degree.

Learn more about business activity in wellness, retail and the restaurant industry in Round Rock. 

The details: New restaurants and other dining-adjacent businesses are now open and coming soon in Round Rock. 

What else?: Project information was filed in January for a Rivian sales and service center, and Evolve Social Wellness opened its doors in December. 

Learn more about the candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives ahead of the March 3 primary election.

What you need to know: Three candidates filed for the U.S. House of Representatives District 17 Democratic primary. 

What's next?: Early voting will be open Feb. 17-Feb. 27.

An electric vehicle sales center and a new residential building are among the newest projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the TDLR in the Austin metro this week.

1. Gunter Street residential building: A five-story, multifamily building with a five-story parking garage is planned near the East Seventh Street H-E-B.

• Location: 1135 Gunter St., Austin
• Estimated timeline: May 1, 2026-Aug. 1, 2028
• Estimated cost: $80 million

• Location: Kelly Lane, from Moorlynch Avenue to Weiss Lane, Pflugerville
• Estimated timeline: Oct. 1, 2026-March 31, 2030
• Estimated cost: $40 million