The history: Baldinucci Pizza Romana is owned and operated by twin brothers Gabriel and Salvatore Baldinucci, along with Salvatore's wife Patricia. The West Lake Hills staple expanded to a second location at Domain Northside in North Austin on Aug. 17. The family's first pizzeria was opened on Long Island in 1977 by the twins' father, Enrico.

Craving Pizza?: Patrons can choose between New York-style or Roman-style pizza. The restaurant offers over 20 pizzas by the slice with gourmet topping combinations, alongside salads, pastas, hero sandwiches, involtini and small dishes.

The drink menu: The restaurant serves exclusively Italian beers and wines, including a beer sourced from Menabrea Brewery, which was founded in 1846. Patrons can also order affogatos made with gelato and house-brewed espresso.

What’s next: The West Lake flagship store temporarily closed on Aug. 10 to expand its dining room from 12 seats to 54 seats, and it is slated to reopen around Thanksgiving.

Unofficial voting results show a majority of Round Rock ISD voters, or 52.3%, oppose a ballot measure that would raise school property taxes to fund staff raises. 

In a nutshell: If it passed, Proposition A would have raised the district's tax rate by six cents to generate funds needed to provide a 2% general pay raise for all employees, increase starting teacher pay to $58,000 and address pay compression throughout the district.

This would have resulted in a annual tax bill roughly $219 higher for a home of average taxable value, according to the district.

The measure came at a time when officials said legislative efforts around school funding have limited what the district can do to increase pay for nonteaching staff.

In its inaugural year, The Center for Nonprofit Success has begun providing professional development, resources and tools for a couple dozen nonprofit organizations throughout Central Texas.

Called a capacity-building organization because it aims to give back time to local nonprofit leaders, the initiative is a partnership between the Georgetown Health Foundation and the Central Texas Community Foundation.

The overview: While The Center for Nonprofit Success officially launched in June, the team has been working for the last two years to build its platform, said Andy Davis, vice president of education and capacity building at the Georgetown Health Foundation.

At its core, the organization offers an online portal that members can access 24/7, Executive Director Melinda Brasher said.

Quote of note: “What we have tried to build is a resource center that allows [nonprofits] to be efficient at their job by providing answers to questions in a very timely manner and giving them access to others in their community that they can lean on for peer support,” Davis said.

Check out the latest transportation project updates across the Austin metro.

Ongoing projects

Kohlers Crossing water line project

Project: Crews will install a 24-inch water transmission line in Kyle from the FM 1626 tanks on the north side of the bridge over the train tracks to the water well at the corner of Benner Road and Kohlers Crossing.

Update: The right lane of westbound traffic on Kohlers Crossing between FM 1626 and Benner Road was closed on Sept. 21. The lane closure is expected to last through December.

• Timeline: August 2026-April 2027

• Cost: $6.4 million-$7 million

• Funding source: 2025 Certificates of Obligation Bonds

Completed projects

Wyoming Springs Drive extension

Project: The project includes construction of a four-lane divided roadway in Round Rock with shared-use paths, extending over Brushy Creek from Creek Bend Boulevard to Old Settlers Boulevard.

Update: The roadway opened to traffic Oct. 22.

• Timeline: November 2024-October 2026

• Cost: $29.7 million

• Funding sources: city of Round Rock, Williamson County