From yoga and pilates to restaurants and shopping, check out 14 business updates from the Lake Travis-Westlake area.

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House of Shan: House of Shan was founded in 2020 by Shannon Buth, offering a variety of clothing and accessories, including custom trucker hats. Since its founding, House of Shan has donated $5 from every purchase to charities supporting women and children, along with raising over $125,000 last summer for Kerr County flood relief, Buth said.

• Opened Aug. 28

• 8907 Bee Cave Road, Austin

• www.houseofshan.com

Trellis Academy: Trellis Academy is a non-denominational Christian private school that offers “STEM-inspired” academics in a small-group learning environment, with a cap of 10 students per teacher, according to the school’s website.

• Opened Aug. 19

• 15000 Hamilton Pool Road, Austin

• www.trellisacademy.com

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JETSET Pilates: JETSET Pilates is coming to the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave this winter. Classes utilize reformers with timed cardio and resistance training and focus on full-body conditioning.

• Opening this winter

• 12800 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. G-100, Bee Cave

• www.jetsetpilates.com/tx/bee-cave

Bee Cave City Council made some recent decisions to deny a research lab permit as well as a microtrenching around the city, while Lakeway City Council received an update on the construction process for the The Square at Lakeway. Check out these latest government update from around the Lake Travis - Westlake area.

Bee Cave council votes against microtrenching: Bee Cave City Council decided at an Aug. 25 meeting to not move forward with an updated ordinance that would allow fiber internet installation through microtrenching, due to potential damage to the roadways. Microtrenching is a construction technique commonly used by broadband fiber optic companies to install new lines in existing streets, according to city documents.

Bee Cave denies permit for research lab: Bee Cave City Council rejected a special use permit for a research and development lab for VVater, a water treatment company, at an Aug. 25 council meeting. VVater is a water technology company that offers water treatment and reuse solutions.

Southwest Airlines will open a lounge at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, set to welcome guests in late 2027.

A closer look: The airline also announced on Sept. 2 its first-ever lounges will be built at:

• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

• Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

• Nashville International Airport

The lounges, including at Austin, are already under construction, according to a Southwest Airlines news release. The company also plans to build seven more lounges at different airports but did not specify where in the release.

Diving in deeper: ABIA is currently undergoing an expansion to accommodate passenger growth.

In July, airport officials announced that June 2026 was the airport's busiest month ever for passenger traffic, servicing 2,102,853 departing and arriving passengers. Southwest Airlines saw the most passenger traffic that month, with 916,510 passengers served, up 10.9% year over year, according to previous Community Impact reporting.