For 15 years, Leander-based Texas Sweet Heat Jam has been making unique and delicious jams for a cause that customers and employees alike can be proud of.

The backstory: The label of each jar of the company’s jam describes founder Nolan Stilwell as “a culinary artist, avid gardener and a native Texan, who happens to have Down syndrome.” with the help of his parents, Christine and Randy, Nolan started Texas Sweet Heat Jam in 2011.

The company got its start when Nolan wanted to join his high school’s culinary program, but was unable to. Nolan and his parents decided to create their own opportunity instead, and over the last 15 years, their company has grown to provide similar opportunities for many more young people with disabilities.

What they offer: Texas Sweet Heat Jam sells more than a dozen different flavors of jam that combine sweet fruit flavors with a spicy jalapeño kick, as well as mustard and barbecue sauce. Each jar is handcrafted by a small team of dedicated employees.

Wondering what’s behind lane changes or detours? Multiple transportation projects are reshaping the flow of traffic in Cedar Park this month, ranging from intersection designs to new pedestrian infrastructure.

Check out these transportation updates from city, county and state sources:

1. Lakeline Boulevard shared-use path: Design is 90% complete.

2. RM 1431 road and intersection improvements: The project is moving into preliminary engineering and design of the intersection.

3. New Hope Drive expansion: Construction is active between Block House Drive and CR 180.

4. 183A Toll frontage roads: Construction is underway on both the northbound and southbound frontage roads.

5. Anderson Mill Road resurfacing: Work is currently underway and scheduled for completion June 26.

Baylor Scott & White Health’s “Help Me Decide” virtual artificial intelligence tool aims to help patients navigate care options and avoid unnecessary emergency room visits.

Guided by clinician oversight, patients describe their symptoms, and AI points them to the most appropriate option, including e-visits, urgent care, a primary care appointment, nurse triage or emergency care.

The overview: Help Me Decide is an AI tool designed to reduce guesswork and confusion during stressful moments when patients may be feeling unwell by asking questions about their symptoms, said Dr. Camille Bradley, a family medicine doctor at Baylor Scott & White.

“[Help Me Decide] can make a really big difference in getting to the right place at the right time, which in medicine, is half the battle,” Bradley said.

The details: The tool asks patients a variety of questions in order to better understand their symptoms and the urgency of their situation. It will then make a recommendation for patients based on the answers.

An apartment complex in Cedar Park and a central kitchen for the Austin State Support Living Center, or ASSLC, are among the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Cedar View ($82 million): Cedar View will include approximately 425 apartment units and approximately 12,000 square feet of indoor amenity space.

2. Austin SSLC Replacement Kitchen Building ($11.1 million): This project involves the new construction of approximately 9,600 square feet of space for a central kitchen facility at the Austin SSLC Campus.

3. Lakeline Boulevard Shared Use Path ($7.4 million): This project includes the construction of approximately 4 miles of 8- to 10-foot shared-use path from New Hope Drive to Little Elm Creek.

4. Connie's Last Stand ($3 million): This project involves the renovation of a 2,244-square-foot historic home with a 1,000-square-foot glass conservatory addition to be used as a restaurant.

5. Old Stagecoach Road from Center Street to Six Creeks Boulevard ($1.7 million): The roadway will be reconstructed to include pedestrian elements.