Project information for a new Wingstop restaurant was filed for a tenant space in the Beck Commons retail center in June. 

What you need to know: A project filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows a Wingstop location is planned for the west Round Rock retail center. 

Per the filing, the $300,000 renovation to the existing tenant space for a new tenant is expected to occur between the end of September and beginning December. The scope of work includes new wall, floor and ceiling finishes, as well as equipment, lighting, electric and mechanical upgrades. 

About the business: The restaurant offers chicken wings, sandwiches and tenders, and patrons will also find a variety of fries, Cajun fried corn and veggie sticks.

• 16560 RM 620, Round Rock

Learn more about recent local government coverage in Round Rock. 

1. Round Rock council extends agreement with Meadows at Chandler Creek MUD to negotiate infrastructure responsibility

2. $44.5M Round Rock Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic breaks ground

3. Construction underway for mountain bike trail in northwest Round Rock

Blind and low vision travelers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport now have access to Aira Explorer, a free app that provides on-demand visual interpreting assistance throughout the travel process at AUS. 

How it works: The app connects travelers with a professionally trained visual interpreter and utilizes the traveler's smartphone camera and microphone to provide real-time assistance for a variety of travel-related tasks. Interpreters can: 

• Describe surroundings
• Read signs and information displays
• Help with navigation throughout the airport, including curbside drop-off locations, airline check-in counters, security checkpoints, and gates
• Locate amenities such as dining options, shops, bathrooms and pet relief areas

Check out Austin area stories trending June 29-July 2.

1. Plans filed for proposed gas station, retail center near Hutto-Georgetown-Round Rock border

2. Developer of The Domain partners with legacy family on 1,200-acres

3. Dirty soda drink shop to open in San Marcos

4. Lagoon-anchored Leander Springs development advances to Leander City Council

5. Hopdoddy Burger Bar acquired by New York-based restaurant group

6. Closer to care: Bastrop explores path to full-service hospital

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas operates the state power grid, overseeing the flow of electricity to over 27 million customers. Yet ERCOT does not directly participate in Texas’ electric market or own any of the facilities that deliver power across the state.

The big picture: Power generation plants, transmission facilities and distribution lines are owned by outside companies, meaning that local power outages are typically isolated and handled by individual companies, rather than ERCOT.

How it works: In 1999, Texas legislators passed a law deregulating the state’s retail electric market. The law was designed to “introduce competition in Texas’ electric market by allowing consumers to choose their retail electric provider,” according to ERCOT.

Previously, most Texas utility companies owned all aspects of the electric supply chain, including generation, transmission and the delivery of power to customers.

Today, approximately 85% of electric customers in Texas can choose their retail electric provider, including those across the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Customers in Austin and San Antonio get their electricity from municipally owned utilities.