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Cedar Park City Council approved a $680,993 contract with engineering firm Kimley-Horn on June 11 for the design of a walking and biking path along Buttercup Creek Boulevard.

The details: The shared-use path will be built along the north side of Buttercup Creek Boulevard from Lakeline Boulevard to Bell Boulevard. The contract also includes design of a shared-use path that will be built along an existing utility easement connecting Park Street to Timber Trail. Pedestrians will be able to travel between Park Street and Buttercup Creek Boulevard using that path and the sidewalk along Timber Trail and Twin Oak Trail.

The funding source: Funding for the design phase of the project will come from the Community Development Corp. Type B Board, which approved up to $750,000 in June 2025 to fund the design of a shared-use path along either Park Street or Buttercup Creek Boulevard, city documents state.

A specialty retailer offering a range of pop culture merchandise is coming to Cedar Park.

Construction on a BoxLunch, a subsidiary of Hot Topic, will begin in September and is expected to be completed Nov. 13, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations filing. The store will be located in Lakeline Mall.

What to expect: BoxLunch will move into a 2,404-square-foot space in the mall. The store offers men's and women's clothing, along with themed merchandise like bags, toys and collectibles.

The store also has locations in Round Rock and Bee Cave.

• 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, Ste. M15, Cedar Park

Check out six ongoing transportation project updates across the Austin metro.

Rockride Lane
Project: This work will upgrade Rockride Lane in Georgetown to a two-lane collector roadway with a continuous center left-turn lane and a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along one side from SE Inner Loop to Sam Houston Avenue.
Update: As of February, the contractor had completed work on the west side of the road and began working on the east side. 

• Timeline: 2022-26

• Cost: $12 million

• Funding source: city of Georgetown

William Cannon Bridge
Project: The William Cannon Bridge over I-35 will be blocked off with lane reductions on the main lanes and frontage roads in both directions for the second weekend in a row as part of the I-35 Capital Express South Project. Once completed, the project will feature two high-occupancy-vehicle lanes and a southbound bypass lane. 
Update: The bridge will be blocked off from June 19 at 10 p.m. through June 22 at 5 a.m. 

• Timeline: 2022-28 (total project)

• Cost: $548 million (total project)

• Funding source: Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, TxDOT

Texas must protect residential consumers from paying for the infrastructure needed to power new data centers, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a June 10 order aimed at balancing the rapid growth of data centers with the needs of residents and communities.

The big picture: The governor directed state regulators to ensure data center companies do not pass infrastructure costs on to ratepayers, urging lawmakers to tighten regulations on data centers’ water use and repeal certain tax exemptions that benefit the industry.

Abbott’s order comes as Texas grapples with how to manage the data center boom amid climbing electric demand and looming water shortages. It is the first time the Republican governor has publicly called to restrict data center growth.

The context: As communities across Texas consider new data center projects, reporting shows that some residents are pushing back, raising concerns about the large facilities’ water usage, potential strain on the electric grid and impacts on local neighborhoods.

What they're saying: In response, state agencies called protecting consumers from rising electric costs "our top priority."