With fall around the corner, Leander is continuing to experience rapid growth and development. Here are some notable business updates.

Limegreen Southeast Asian Grill: The restaurant offers customizable banh mi or bowls. Beyond dine-in, mobile ordering and takeout, the restaurant location also offers catering.

• Opened Aug. 13

• 145 South Brook Drive, Ste. 120, Leander

Wren’s Landing: The neighborhood board game cafe and bar plans to open in December. Co-owners Charles and Mindy Carlson are seeking to build community and connection over tabletop board games.

• Opening December 2026

• 1561 Hero Way, Ste. 120, Leander

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches: The sandwich shop is known for its wide variety of eccentrically named sandwiches that are served on Dutch crunch bread with the restaurant’s signature “dirty sauce.” The menu features vegetarian, vegan, halal and gluten-free options.

• Expected completion December 2026

• 10209 183A Toll Frontage Road, Ste. 130, Leander

A Play It Again Sports location began construction this month, according to project information filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

What they offer: The store is a sports and fitness gear resale business that allows visitors to sell quality used equipment for cash. No appointments are necessary to sell fitness goods. Construction on the Leander location began Aug. 1 and is expected to wrap up at the end of the month, according to project filings.

• 651 N. US 183, Ste. 360, Leander

A new family-owned business is offering snacks, drinks and gas in Liberty Hill. Foodie’s Corner opened in August near the intersection of CR 258 and US 183.

What they're saying: “Our goal for Foodie's Corner is to be rooted within communities, since we value building connections and serving the areas where we operate,” a representative from the business said in a statement. “So we are grateful to be a part of the Liberty Hill community.”

What they offer: The business offers made-to-order breakfast and lunch items through its in-house kitchen, Picante Tex-Mex Grill. The kitchen offers Tex-Mex, burgers, pizzas and sandwiches, a representative from the business said. Foodie’s Corner also offers an on-tap fountain drink machine.

Across Texas, the taxes that homeowners pay to their local school districts went down by about 13.6% in 2025, one state senator found.

The overview: Across the board, many Texas counties mailed out reduced property tax bills for the 2025 tax year, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, reported. During a Sept. 1 hearing of the Senate Local Government Committee, he said the average homeowner's property tax bill went down by about $140 last year, falling from $1,037 per year in 2024 to $896 per year in 2025.

Texas' 2026-27 budget includes $51 billion in property tax relief, previous Community Impact reporting shows. Unless the legislature rolls back existing tax exemptions, the state will be required to spend that much or more on tax relief in future bienniums.

How it works: The state does not charge property taxes, meaning homeowners are taxed by local entities such as school districts, cities, counties and municipal utility districts. The Texas Legislature, however, can place limits on how much local governments raise taxes annually and require tax exemptions for certain groups.