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A future location of Yemeni-style coffee shop Moka & Co. is set to open in the Shops at University Heights retail center, according to the company. 

The details: Project information filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows a remodel of the tenant space will happen later this year, beginning in July and concluding in October. 

The company's website shows that this future location would be the first in the Austin area. 

About the business: Moka & Co. offers fair trade coffee made with traditional Yemeni brewing methods. Its menu includes signature lattes, matcha drinks, refreshers and frozen beverages. 

A future neighborhood-scale retail development could be built on a vacant property along RM 1431, in front of the Mayfield Ranch neighborhood in Round Rock.

The matter will be taken up by the Round Rock City Council to decide. 

What you need to know: Developer Endeavor is seeking an amendment to its planned unit development agreement with the city of Round Rock. The proposal would see the property rezoned from office to general commercial with limitations.

City officials will consider the request in a June 11 meeting.

The details: If rezoned, the property could not be used for a car wash, auto body shop, hotel, urgent care facility, event center or self-service storage facility, among other uses. The rezoning would allow for the proposed retail center, as well as potential day care facilities, fuel sales, auto service, restaurant and bar, dog care, kenneling, training and grooming facilities, as well as sports training facilities.

St. David's Heart Hospital of Austin recently became the first facility in Central Texas to offer a cutting-edge photon-counting computed tomography, or CT, scanner.

The new scanner is designed to generate high-resolution images with greater diagnostic consistency for physicians treating pulmonary and cardiology patients, hospital officials said in a news release.

The details: Per the news release, this technology converts X-ray photons directly into electrical signals without information loss, producing ultra-high-resolution imaging beyond what a conventional CT can do and allowing physicians to obtain all relevant CT data in a single scan. Officials said this CT offers a new level of detail for patients who need to be scanned more frequently, as diagnostic consistency is “paramount” for patients with complex imaging needs.

What else? Hospital officials also said the new technology can also be used for HeartSaver CT scans, which determines if patients have plaque or calcium buildup in the heart’s arteries.

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."