Owners Tadd Riley and Zhe Song opened Living Bliss Wellness Boutique off FM 1460 near the Georgetown and Round Rock border in May.

The details: Song, a registered nurse and board-certified nurse coach, offers holistic wellness coaching to help clients set goals and make sustainable lifestyle changes.

Additionally, the business offers infrared sauna, cold plunge and red light therapy services.

Customers can schedule their free coaching consultation and book sessions online, according to the business's website.

What else? Living Bliss Wellness Boutique also carries lines of clean products, including household cleaners, skincare and supplements.

• 3200 FM 1460, Ste. 301, Georgetown

A $70 million project to increase water pumping capacity between Lake Georgetown and Lake Stillhouse Hollow will receive funding from the city of Round Rock, after officials approved a contract for the city's share of costs in July.

In a nutshell: Officials authorized the Brazos River Authority to issue bonds to fund the project in a July 9 meeting. The city of Round Rock owns 28% of infrastructure and will be responsible for 28% of the total cost, which would be roughly $19.6 million, said Round Rock Public Works Director Michael Thane. 

The details: The project's scope will include the addition of a new water pump to the regional pipeline and the replacement of several older pumps, per city documents. These improvements will increase pump capacity from 40 million gallons per day to 56 million gallons per day. 

Nonprofits Hope House Academy, Operation Liberty Hill, Central Texas Table of Grace and Hill Country Community Ministries each received $200,000 after Williamson County commissioners approved funding at a July 14 meeting. 

The gist: Williamson County Communications Director Connie Odom said the financing for the four nonprofits is drawn from the county’s Williamson County Community Facility Fund, which accumulates 1% of the tipping fees collected at the Williamson County landfill. The requests for funding are then voted on and approved by commissioners.

Check out the latest transportation project updates across the Austin metro. 

Ongoing projects

Burnet Road Mobility Program
Project: The project will feature updated traffic signals, improved crossings, bus stop improvements, trail connections, drainage improvements, shared-use paths and more on Burnet Road from White Horse Trail to US 183 (C2), Bright Verde Way to MoPac (C3) and US 183 to Bright Verde Way (C4).
Update: According to Austin Transportation and Public Works officials, all three segments are officially under construction as of early June. 

• Timeline: 2026-28
• Cost: $64 million
• Funding source: 2016 Mobility Bond

• Timeline: March 2023-early 2029
• Cost: $606 million
• Funding source: funded by Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Texas Department of Transportation

Gov. Greg Abbott named Robert S. Howden, one of his senior advisers and his office's legislative director, as Texas' 116th secretary of state effective July 18. Howden will succeed Secretary of State Jane Nelson, who resigned effective July 17 more than three years after she took office.

As the state's chief elections officer, Howden will be responsible for overseeing the application of Texas election laws and assisting local election officials. The secretary of state's office also manages business records, government rules and regulations, and other official duties.

Following Abbott's appointment, Howden must be confirmed for the position by at least two-thirds of the Texas Senate. The state Legislature's next regular session will begin in January.