The Code, a hotel and residential property, is expanding to include new retail, fitness and wellness partners at its ground-floor. 

The new retail offerings will be open to guests, tenants and surrounding communities. Manhattan Cowgirl will open this fall, while Pure Sweat + Float Studio and ISI® Elite Training are slated to launch in the winter.

The context: The Code opened on South Lamar Boulevard on March 9, featuring 178 residences available for short or extended stays, according to previous Community Impact 

Learn more: The first business to open, Manhattan Cowgirl, offer a custom cowboy hat making experience and boutique wardrobe items. 

More details: Pure Sweat + Float Studio’s first Austin franchise is headed for The Code this winter, bringing infrared saunas, cold plunges, and float therapy. 

The context: The Code opened on South Lamar Boulevard on March 9, featuring 178 residences available for short or extended stays, according to previous Community Impact coverage. 

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Voters in Austin ISD District 7 will choose their school board trustee on Nov. 3, with early voting running Oct. 19-30. Community Impact asked candidates to share their motivations, priorities, and vision for the district.

Read the full Q&A for details on each candidate's platform ahead of the general election.

Texas senators indicated Sept. 1 that they intend to tighten regulations on data centers during next year’s legislative session, which begins in January.

What they're saying: “I think every member's district has had an impact from a data center conversation, so there will be plenty of bills trying to put things in place that are reasonable, responsible regulatory frameworks for data centers,” state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, said.

The big picture: With some Texas residents and conservation groups sounding the alarm about water-intensive technologies used by some data centers, state agencies have warned that limited information is available on how much water the industry actually uses. Officials said they have also had trouble determining exactly how many data centers are operating in the state today, as there is no “comprehensive statewide list” of existing and planned facilities.

Estimates from state agencies and the University of Texas at Austin suggest that roughly 370 data centers are currently operating in Texas, with about 100 facilities under construction and another 180 being proposed.