From a new bakery’s third North Texas location to a new indoor mini golf business, check out the latest on 14 Plano businesses.

1. San Martin Bakery

San Martin Bakery opened a new location in Plano.

The Guatemala-based bakery offers a variety of sweet and savory pastries, cakes, specialty breads and more baked goods. San Martin also has a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu.

The Plano location is the chain's third in Dallas-Fort Worth.

• Opened Sept. 28

• 5500 Preston Road, Plano

2. Sip'Stroke Lounge

Sip'Stroke Lounge now offers indoor putt-putt and a golf simulator in its dining room in Plano.

The business offers a variety of shareable foods, from signature wings to prime wagyu sliders.

Sip'Stroke Lounge has a Full Swing golf simulator with a bay that seats up to 6 people and an indoor putt-putt course that runs through its dining room and bar, according to its website.

• Opened July 17

• 5969 Dallas Parkway, Plano

A new Shipley Do-Nuts is scheduled to open later this year in north Plano.

What they offer: The business will serve a selection of glazed and iced donuts, kolaches and coffee, according to its website. Customers will also be able to order a rotating selection of seasonal favorites.

• 8245 Preston Road, Ste. 300, Plano

Check out five upcoming, ongoing and completed transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Frisco Street construction

Project: Frisco Street will be constructed into a four-lane roadway from Eldorado Parkway to Panther Creek Parkway.

Update: The project is in the design phase and expected to start later this year.

• Timeline: late 2026-mid 2027

• Cost: $15 million

• Funding source: city of Frisco

2. Campbell Road and University Parkway intersection work

Project: Crews will upgrade traffic signals and perform work on the intersection lanes at Campbell Road and University Parkway in Richardson.

Update: The construction contract was awarded to JR West Texas Concrete, and construction is expected to begin in January.

• Timeline: January 2026-summer 2027

• Cost: $1.53 million

• Funding source: city of Richardson

The Texas comptroller's office is reviewing the finances and spending decisions of four public school districts: Austin, El Paso, Prosper and Barbers Hill ISDs.

The overview: The review was requested by Gov. Greg Abbott in August and will identify whether schools are directing taxpayer dollars toward students, teachers and classrooms over administrative costs, according to information from the two state agencies.

Zooming in: For the 2024-25 school year, the Texas Education Agency gave the selected districts the following financial ratings:

• Austin ISD: B rating; score of 88 (about 69,000 students)

• El Paso ISD: A rating; score of 92 (about 46,000 students)

• Prosper ISD: A rating; score of 94 (about 33,000 students)

• Barbers Hill ISD: A rating; score of 100 (about 8,000 students)

More details: Austin and Prosper ISDs are in Community Impact's coverage areas. According to previous reporting, Austin ISD passed an $887 million general fund budget for fiscal year 2026-27 after making $205 million in gross cuts this summer. Prosper ISD adopted a budget with an expected $42.2 million shortfall.