Teaspoon in Cedar Park held a soft opening on Nov. 26, owner Keyla Ruiz said. Ruiz and her sister Rhoda Sween are co-owners of the new franchise location. The pair is excited to be part of the community, Ruiz said.

On the menu: The new boba spot sells seasonal sips, classic tea flavors and coffee. Menu items include the Guava Sunset which includes guava and pineapple marmalade with lemon juice.

What’s next: The owners are planning to host a grand opening next year after the holiday season is over, Ruiz said, with an estimated time frame of late February.

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Qahwah House, a new coffee shop selling Yemeni coffee, tea and pastries, held its official opening in Leander on Nov. 26.

The background: Owner Adil Mufti said the practice of brewing and roasting coffee beans originated in Yemen, and the shop tries to maintain the standards of the original coffee roasters.

Qahwah imports coffee beans directly from Yemen and adheres to traditional brewing and roasting methods. Baristas are rigorously trained over three weeks to maintain consistent quality.

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Texas can use its newly redrawn congressional map in the 2026 elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Dec. 4.

The background: State lawmakers approved the new congressional boundaries this summer, after President Donald Trump asked them to produce a new map in an attempt to help Republicans maintain a narrow majority in the U.S. House, Community Impact previously reported. Texas Republicans have said they hoped the map would help the GOP secure 30 of Texas’ 38 congressional seats, up from 25 Republican-held seats today.

What's happening: The Supreme Court's ruling overturns a Nov. 18 injunction from an El Paso federal court, which deemed Texas’ redistricting plan "racially gerrymandered” and directed officials to use a 2021 congressional map instead.

“The District Court improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state balance in elections,” the Supreme Court said in the unsigned Dec. 4 order.

The order comes just four days before the Dec. 8 deadline for Texas candidates to file to run in the March primary elections.