St. David's CareNow Urgent Care is slated to open a new clinic near Southpark Meadows.

The details: The urgent care facility offers walk-in medical care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, as well as physicals, vaccinations, diagnostic testing and X-rays.

A representative for the company did not immediately respond to inquiries about the location before press time, but the clinic's Google listing states an opening date of Nov. 9.

• 200 W. Slaughter Lane, Ste. 100, Austin

Austin residents are invited to attend a series of open houses and provide feedback on updating Imagine Austin, the city's comprehensive plan.

The details: First adopted in 2012, the civic roadmap is being updated due to local growth and changing conditions, with completion expected by spring 2028.

Going forward: The upcoming open houses will cover a draft vision statement and initial information about a new future land use map. The scheduled sessions include:

• Oct. 20 at the Turner Roberts Recreation Center

• Oct. 21 at the George Morales Dove Springs Recreation Center

• Oct. 24 at the Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center

• Oct. 28 at Doss Elementary School

• Oct. 29 via Zoom

Check out the latest updates on upcoming or ongoing transportation projects across the Austin metro.

Upcoming projects

Freedom River Parkway East and West

Project: Construction of new east-west roadway connections from Hwy. 29 to RM 1869 and from Bagdad Road, or CR 279, to Hwy. 29, improving Liberty Hill bypass connectivity.

Update: Both projects remain in the design phase through 2026 as part of the Liberty Hill bypass connectivity network.

• Timeline: early 2027–early 2029

• Cost: $36.3 million (East); $61.5 million (West)

• Funding source: Williamson County 2023 road bond

Ongoing projects

MoKan Trail: Boggy Creek Bridge Segment

Project: The project is a 1.5-mile trail in Austin connecting the Pedernales Street bike path to the Southern Walnut Creek Trail.

Update: Phase 5, the bridge over Boggy Creek, is the trail's final piece and is expected to be complete by late 2026.

• Timeline: expected completion in late 2026

• Cost: $5.3 million–$5.8 million

• Funding source: 2020 mobility bond, Community Project Funding

As Election Day nears, candidates seeking to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate are raising—and spending—large sums of money, their campaign finance reports show.

The details: Candidates and political action committees, or PACs, involved in federal races had until midnight Oct. 15 to submit reports detailing their fundraising and spending from the third quarter of 2026—July 1 through Sept. 30.

• Democrat James Talarico raised $60.2 million and spent $67.2 million, according to his campaign finance report.

• Republican Ken Paxton, the state's current attorney general, reported raising $10.2 million and spending $7.1 million

• Libertarian Ted Brown's campaign finance report shows he raised about $5,208 and spent $3,410

Preparing for the polls: Early voting in Texas' midterm election runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Texans can view a personalized sample ballot with information about dozens of candidates and local propositions at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.