Dave’s Hot Chicken is expected to open up shop at a new Cedar Park location in late June or July, according to a corporate representative.

Dive deeper: Work on the new chicken restaurant was scheduled to begin in early September and conclude in December, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Renovations include reconfiguring the kitchen and dining areas, building a new corridor for the existing restrooms and making cosmetic updates to the existing 2,372-square-foot space.

Craving chicken? The fast-casual chain serves an array of Nashville-style hot chicken tenders, sliders and bites with sides like mac and cheese, fries and kale slaw. The chicken comes in a range of spice levels, ranging from no spice to mild to "Reaper." Dave’s Hot Chicken also serves up frozen slushers and shakes, featuring flavors like Fruity Pebbles, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.

Cedar Park residents who were expecting a shared-use path along West Park Street may instead see the project built along Buttercup Creek Boulevard.

Two-minute impact: According to documents provided ahead of the March 12 City Council meeting, Cedar Park Engineering & Capital Projects staff will recommend shifting the planned path to Buttercup Creek Boulevard. The city’s 2022 Mobility Master Plan originally identified a shared-use path on West Park Street as a top-priority trail. However, since the plan's adoption, city staff have identified potential benefits of a shared-use path along Buttercup Creek Boulevard, city documents state.

A feasibility study, conducted by the city, determined that a shared-use path along Buttercup Creek Boulevard would be the best option based on a variety of factors. 

“The Buttercup Creek [Boulevard] corridor has more available right-of-way, offers more connections to existing trails and parks, and was observed to have higher daytime bike and pedestrian traffic than the W[est] Park [Street] corridor,” the staff report states.

Stay tuned: Any changes will depend on City Council’s vote March 12.

From a state office building to a gas station 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. Texas Facilities Commission Pflugerville State Office Building: A four-story, 100,000-square-foot site featuring a conferencing center, flexible work suites and offices will house two state agencies.

2. Crescent Bluff West sections nine and 10 in Georgetown: The subdivision is slated to grow larger with an additional 3,384,612 square feet of single-family residential space. 

3. Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Pflugerville: Seating for 300 people, restrooms, classrooms and offices are among the amenities planned for a one-story, 16,644-square-foot sanctuary.

4. Fuel Hub in San Marcos: Motorists traveling through San Marcos will have another place to fill their tanks once a 20,500-square-foot facility is constructed. 

5. Cash America Pawn in Austin: A pawn shop will be rebuilt on its existing site after the previous facility was damaged in a fire. It will total 5,156 square feet when complete. 

Travis County is looking to provide guaranteed child care availability for low-income families and expand child care options for parents working during nontraditional hours.

The big picture: The $75 million Raising Travis County initiative—approved by voters in November 2024—is expected to support several programs aimed at increasing affordable child care for around 9,800 children, according to previous Community Impact reporting. The county has awarded nearly $29 million in annual funding to the Workforce Solutions Capital Area nonprofit, local school districts and other community organizations, according to county documents.

The update: Travis County is planning to pay child care providers to reserve a certain number of slots for children from low-income families, said Cathy McHorse, a consultant for the Raising Travis County initiative, at a Feb. 24 Travis County Commissioners Court meeting. The model, known as contracted slots, is anticipated to increase the supply of child care for infants and toddlers ages up to 3 years old, she said.