A regional animal care facility is in the works for Kyle, Buda and parts of Hays County. Here’s what it means for you and what happens next.

A new Kyle business offers a unique sauna experience to all residents, whether they are looking for body recovery or a relaxing break from everyday life.

The overview: The Perspire Sauna Studio team offers customers private suites with red-light therapy, said Jackie Mendes-Schweitzer, co-owner of the Kyle location.

The 1,800-square-foot studio features seven private infrared sauna suites and four SNØ Showers. The showers provide contrast therapy through 45-degree water to speed up recovery time and improve overall mood and energy.

Meet the owners: The owners of Perspire Sauna Studio in Kyle, Mendes-Schweitzer and her husband, Michael Schweitzer, are major proponents of preventative health and living better.

Mendes-Schweitzer previously worked as the Perspire Sauna Studio corporate vice president of franchise development and said she has desired to open a business in the fitness, health and wellness industry throughout her career.

The duo decided to open their business in Kyle so they could bring a preventative health option to the area.

• Opened Feb. 6
• 150-A Heroes Memorial Drive, Ste. A-200, Kyle

One year into its expansion into Kyle, Austin-based Nitro Swimming is making waves not only in Hays County, but across the screens of nearly 2 million people online.

In a nutshell: Head coach and co-owner Mike Koleber uses his @coachmikenitro Instagram profile to provide free mini-coaching sessions. Those interested can take a deeper dive through a paid online learn-to-swim course.

Closer to home: In Kyle, though, that teaching style shows up poolside where Koleber and his team offer a 40,000-square-foot facility with two pools: one for lessons and one for competitive training.

What else? Along with training and technique, Koleber said he hopes swimmers leave with more than a new skill; he wants them to leave feeling calm, confident and connected to the community.

"We want Nitro to be their haven, their place where they can forget about whatever is bad in the world and escape to our amazingly positive world of aquatics," he said.

Check out the top six trending stories in the Austin area Feb. 23-27. 

1. Major highway overhaul underway between Leander and Georgetown

2. Updates on a dozen businesses serving west Georgetown

3. The League Kitchen & Tavern to close in Lakeway; Cousin Louie’s location announced

4. Costco to open new store in Liberty Hill this March

5. Lane closures over Mays Street bridge in effect

6. 9-mile stretch of US 183 expansion nears finish line

Dozens of Texans shared their feedback Feb. 25 on the current phase of a lengthy revision of the state’s social studies curriculum standards. Parents, educators and students urged the State Board of Education to slow the revision process down and give those drafting the new curriculum more time to work.

The overview: The state is currently overhauling the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for social studies, which are the standards dictating what public school students should learn at each grade level. The board is expected to adopt the new standards this summer before they are rolled out to classrooms in 2030.

“We have one opportunity to get this right for an entire generation of students,” said Meghan Dougherty, an Austin-area social studies specialist involved in the revision process.

Zooming in: Several educators involved in drafting the new curriculum plan said current proposals included "too much content" with a heavy emphasis on Texas history, while some appointed content advisers and SBOE members argued schools should teach lessons focused on "American exceptionalism [and] Texan exceptionalism."