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Papa's Pizza is slated to open its doors to its second-ever location in League City by the beginning of November, an employee with the restaurant said.

On the menu: The restaurant serves a variety of pizzas with unique toppings, including barbecue chicken, chicken fajita, Philly cheesesteak and spinach alfredo. Other menu items include calzones, wings, sandwiches and piadas.

📍248 S. Egret Bay Blvd., League City

Chuggie's, a dirty soda bar, will open in League City on Oct. 11, according to a social media post from the business.

The details: The business specializes in dirty sodas, which, according to social media posts from the business, include starting with a base of soda, adding in syrup, which comes in a variety of flavors, followed by cream. The business will offer a variety of sodas, as well as different syrup and cream flavors.

Stay tuned: Located in the Kolache Bakery, Chuggie's will celebrate its grand opening on Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the social media page. The event will feature discounted drinks, raffle prizes and a sneak peek at the bar's menu.

📍908 E. Main St., League City

William P. Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental airports, as of September, are offering an on-demand American Sign Language interpreting service, Aira ASL, to passengers, according to a Sept. 18 news release from Houston Airports.

The service is free to passengers, and is the first of its kind to be offered in Texas, the news release notes. 

The overview: Aira ASL is an app that connects users to professional ASL interpreters from a live video feed.

Diving in deeper: The interpreter, according to the release, can assist travelers with some of the following throughout the airport:

• Check-in counters
• Gates
• Restrooms
• Concessions
• Baggage claim

Base Power, an energy company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Austin, officially launched in Houston on Sept. 24, according to a news release. 

Community Impact previously reported that the energy company originally opened in the Cy-Fair, Spring, Cinco Ranch and Mission Bend communities following its launch in Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth.

What you need to know: Co-owned by Zach Dell, Base Power is the only Texas energy provider that comes with a home backup power, according to the news release. The energy company offers an all-in-one energy plan that includes an entire home backup battery. When the grid goes down, the battery automatically powers the home, according to the release. 

Quote of note: “Houston has long been the energy capital of Texas, yet it has also endured some of the nation’s most painful lessons about unreliable power,” dell Said.