A new Atomic Wings location will soon open up shop at Southbrook Station in Leander, owner Varaprasad Pacha said. The restaurant will serve New York-style wings and fried chicken with halal meat.

What they offer: The wing concept serves 100% white meat, fresh, all-natural, antibiotic and hormone-free chicken, according to its website. Patrons can choose from bone-in or boneless wings, tenders, grilled wings or chicken sandwiches. The wings spot also serves waffle fries, onion rings, jalapeno poppers and mozzarella sticks.

Signature wing sauces include mild, atomic, mango habanero, lemon pepper and more.

What happens next? Atomic Wings is currently in the final stages of construction, Pacha said. The restaurant is expected to open in late May.
“Our goal is to provide high-quality food in a family-friendly environment, and we look forward to welcoming everyone to our grand opening soon,” Pacha said.

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A new facility at Texas Children’s Hospital will offer free overnight stays, allowing families to be closer to their children undergoing medical treatment.

The big picture: Texas Children’s in Northwest Austin celebrated the opening of a Ronald McDonald House at the hospital with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 30. The nonprofit opened its first in-hospital home in Central Texas to alleviate a growing waitlist of families seeking support, Ronald McDonald’s House staff said.

What they're saying: “Our families are going to be just steps away from their child's care,” said Arden Whitley, senior development director for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas.

The details: The new Texas Children’s Ronald McDonald House is the Central Texas chapter's second house and first facility located inside a hospital, Whitley said.

The house features nine bedrooms for up to 36 people, one of which is for transplant patients and their families, alongside a living room, kitchen and laundry facilities.

What's next: Ronald McDonald House will welcome the first three families at Texas Children’s on April 1.

From a new commercial building at The Domain shopping center to private school improvements and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Baer Manufacturing Crosspoint Tenant Improvement in Georgetown ($15.7 million): A 605,873-square-foot office, manufacturing and warehouse space will be built.

2. Domain 9.5 in Austin ($7 million): Austin-based Cousins Properties will construct a two-story, four-tenant commercial building with a parking garage at The Domain shopping center, totaling 31,410 square feet.

3. Veritas Academy in Austin ($7 million): The private school campus will add a gym, field house and community hall.

4. Gerber Collision and Glass in Liberty Hill ($2 million): The Illinois-based automotive repair company will build its fourth location in Williamson County. 

5. Driftwood Business Center in Austin ($600,000): The Driftwood Business Center will add a 6,648-square-foot warehouse with space for multiple tenants.

Williamson County commissioners unanimously approved a $75.82 million purchase of 253 acres of land in Georgetown on March 24, intended for the future Justice Complex, according to a news release.

Learn more: Because Georgetown is the county seat, the Justice Complex must be located within the city’s limits or in its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

The land purchase includes four pieces of property in southwest Georgetown, including a 134-acre portion at 1200 CR 110, and 119 acres south of Sam Houston Avenue and east of Maple Street, the release states.

There are also several existing county buildings on SE Inner Loop, providing for more efficient government operations, Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey said at the March 24 meeting.

“[That’s] why there's so many acres there, so it can become a campus,” Covey said.

What’s next: The county will hold a public information session about the Justice Complex project April 21 from 5-7 p.m. at 3189 SE Inner Loop in Georgetown.

The world's largest semiconductor plant could be coming to Austin after billionaire Elon Musk announced the project at a March 21 livestreamed event in downtown Austin.

Terafab—a joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX and xAI—would be "the largest chip manufacturing facility ever," producing a combined compute capacity of 1 terawatt annually, according to a post by Tesla on X.

The big picture: The advanced technology fab would enable Musk's companies to escalate their production efforts, he said. Musk said current global semiconductor production meets only a fraction of the energy and compute demands his companies anticipate.

The facility would generate 100-200 gigawatts of chips for Optimus humanoid robots along with terawatts of chips for solar-powered AI satellites, according to Tesla information.

A closer look: In a post on X, Musk said Terafab could be 100 million square feet. Several potential sites are under consideration for the facility, he said.

Tesla opened its new 10 million-square-foot headquarters—Giga Texas—in southeast Travis County in 2021.