After several years of operating a small home decor retail shop out of an Airstream trailer, Megan Silva decided to open an interior design business in New Braunfels.

Silva, who opened Parker Home & Design in October 2023, said she always had a passion for interior design and helping people fully realize their living spaces. She made the jump to interior design to focus on client collaboration.

“I just wasn’t into the retail side of things,” she said. “I wanted to help design the actual spaces themselves.”

The specifics: By collaborating directly with homeowners and clients, Silva said she is able to capture the vision and feel of any space.

“I do think that [interior design] should be a reflection of personal style, and it should be a collaborative process,” she said.

Parker Home & Design offers consultations, planning and e-design services for residents across Comal County and New Braunfels.

A local food truck has moved to a permanent location in New Braunfels.

The details: Food truck Steaks to Go moved from 221 Elliott Knox Blvd. to a permanent location at 353 S. Seguin Ave. on April 27, according to a Facebook post from the business. It is next to the Elks Lodge.

Steaks to Go reopened in December 2025 after closing its brick-and-mortar location in 2014, as previously reported by Community Impact.

What they offer: Steaks to Go serves an Original-Style Steak Sandwich, which contains one-third of a pound of sliced steak. It also comes with a mini bottle of ketchup. The food truck also serves grilled cheese, chicken fingers and hand-cut fries. Steaks to 

353 S. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels

The artificial intelligence and robotics company TerraFirma has relocated its headquarters from Austin to Buda, according to an April 13 news release from the Buda Economic Development Corp.

A closer look: The new 400,000-square-foot headquarters will be at the Tower Business Park, located at 1340 FM 2001 in Buda. The new space will also include an outdoor testing space for the company’s robotic and AI-driven construction equipment, according to the release.

The background: TerraFirma was founded by former SpaceX engineers and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital division of Bain Capital, a global private investment firm. The business combines software, robotics and advanced operational processes to make earthmoving and site work more efficient and cost-effective, according to the release.

Following hours of emotional testimony April 28, Texas lawmakers grilled state health officials about why they had not suspended the operating license of a Hill Country summer camp where 25 campers and two counselors died in a July 4 flood.

The details: Jennifer Shuford, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, said her team was reviewing Camp Mystic’s application for a renewed license and investigating multiple complaints against the camp, noting that the agency did not have the unilateral authority to suspend or revoke a camp’s license.

Rep. Drew Darby, a San Angelo Republican who authored camp safety legislation during a special session last summer, disagreed.

"The Legislature acted with specific intent to establish nonnegotiable safety standards, eliminate agency discretion and ensure no procedural mechanism could be used to keep a dangerous camp operating," Darby said April 28.

The background: State law requires that all Texas summer camps develop and annually update comprehensive emergency plans, set up warning systems to notify campers if something is wrong, Community Impact previously reported.