As the Independence Day holiday approaches, various Allen facilities are expected to see closures or adjusted hours, the city’s website states.

The overview: Per the posted holiday hours, the following facilities will be closed July 3:

• Allen City Hall
• Allen Municipal Court
• Allen Public Library

Caffe Promenade has new owners as of July 1, a representative of the business said.

The gist: The new owners, operating under KCV Investments LLC, plan to continue operations with the Allen store’s current offerings but anticipate adding more offerings in the future such as ice cream, the representative said.

“As we move forward, our goal is simple: to preserve everything that has made this coffee shop such a cherished part of the community while thoughtfully introducing new ideas and experiences over time,” according to a statement from KCV Investments and attributed to the Caffe Promenade team.

On the menu: The neighborhood coffee shop offers a variety of coffee and espresso drinks, as well as teas and fruit smoothies. Caffe Promenade also offers mochi donuts, croffles, cronuts, sausage rolls, breakfast sandwiches, and other pastries, according to its menu.

• 600 E. Bethany Drive, Ste. A, Allen

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas operates the state power grid, overseeing the flow of electricity to over 27 million customers. Yet ERCOT does not directly participate in Texas’ electric market or own any of the facilities that deliver power across the state.

The big picture: Power generation plants, transmission facilities and distribution lines are owned by outside companies, meaning that local power outages are typically isolated and handled by individual companies, rather than ERCOT.

How it works: In 1999, Texas legislators passed a law deregulating the state’s retail electric market. The law was designed to “introduce competition in Texas’ electric market by allowing consumers to choose their retail electric provider,” according to ERCOT.

Previously, most Texas utility companies owned all aspects of the electric supply chain, including generation, transmission and the delivery of power to customers.

Today, approximately 85% of electric customers in Texas can choose their retail electric provider, including those across the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Customers in Austin and San Antonio get their electricity from municipally owned utilities.