Frisco is moving forward with plans for a new section of the regional Veloweb trail network.

The gist: The Frisco City Council approved a funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for further construction on the BNSF Veloweb Trail and Cottonwood Creek Trail projects, which include a 12-foot-wide concrete shared-use trail designed to connect more than 100 North Central Texas cities.

The approved projects will construct about 1.2 miles of hike-and-bike trail along the BNSF railroad corridor from Main Street to Dallas Parkway. Construction will begin in Late 2027 and last approximately 18 months.

Mero Mero, a modern Tex-Mex restaurant, opened a new restaurant at the corner of Dallas North Tollway and Main Street in Frisco.

The details: The 4,568 square-foot restaurant features indoor and outdoor seating options, a bar stocked with more than 50 liquor and spirit brands and a menu featuring house-made tortillas, fajitas, fresh salsas, ribeye tacos, enchiladas and drinks.

The Frisco location opened Sept. 7.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must stop issuing new permits for data centers, Gov. Greg Abbott said Sept. 21.

The overview: His order expands an existing pause on data center development in the state amid consistent public criticism of the booming industry. Abbott, who is running for a fourth term as governor, has recently moved to slow the growth of data centers after calling Texas “the epicenter of AI development" last year.

The context: Hundreds of proposed data centers are currently being audited by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state power grid.

Some developers may be able to get around the ERCOT pause by building in-house power infrastructure that is not connected to the grid, experts have said.

However, any construction project impacting at least 1 acre of land requires permits from TCEQ.

What they're saying: "As Texas faces increasing pressure on our water supplies and electric grid, we need to ensure that data centers operate efficiently and sustainably," said Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas.