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A new project filing shows an indoor amusement park is planned for east Round Rock, near Red Bud Lane.

The details: In a project filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, records show a Slick City Action Park is planned for a 44,602-square-foot space and will cost about $1 million to build.

Per the filing, the facility will include indoor slides and a cafe.

About the business: Founded in 2022 by Bron Launsby, CEO of Slick City, and Gary Schmit, Founder and CEO of slide manufacturer Slick Slide, the company bills itself as the world's first indoor slide park. In addition to a variety of slides, Slick City locations can offer laser tag, bumper cars, arcades, climbing structures and other attractions.

About a year after the Jack in the Box located near RM 620 and Great Oaks Drive closed down, a new project information filing shows the building may soon be home to a Taco Bell.

What you need to know: Project information filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows the former Jack in the Box building is planned for an $800,000 remodel to turn the space into a Taco Bell. The renovation would occur between early August and late October of this year, the filing shows.

About the business: The first Taco Bell location opened in Downey, California, in 1962. The company known for its crunchy tacos and other Mexican-American inspired menu items has since expanded to thousands of franchise locations across the U.S.

Check out some of the most-read stories from the Austin area June 1-4. 

1. The Peach Cobbler Factory now open in Round Rock

2. Liberty Hill annexes property on Hwy. 29 to become commercial development

3. Mountain Mike's opens first Williamson County location

4. Georgetown officials remove local alcohol permit fee

5. Austin raises senior, disabled homeowner property tax exemption by $12K

6. Bastrop's Texas Roadhouse sets late July opening

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed June 3 that a case of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, was detected on a cattle ranch in South Texas.

The overview: The case marks the first domestic detection of screwworm in a decade and the first Texas case in approximately 50 years. The flesh-eating parasite is a threat to the state’s $15.5 billion cattle industry.

Zooming in: No additional infestations have been identified, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told reporters. Federal and state officials have emphasized that they do not anticipate issues with the food supply chain, as the screwworm only targets live animals and does not infest meat, fruit or vegetables.

However, experts have warned that a larger, prolonged screwworm outbreak could cause a spike in beef prices.

A widespread infestation is estimated to cost Texas at least $1.8 billion per year in damages, according to a USDA analysis of a 1976 screwworm outbreak. Texas cattle, sheep and goat producers would face about $732 million in annual losses.