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International shipping, mall refresh: Check out these 19 Round Rock business updates

Learn more about new businesses now open in Round Rock, as well as closings, expansions and anniversaries. 

Now open

DHL Express ServicePoint: This location offers business to business and business to customer shipping services, such as international express shipping, U.S. next day shipping, as well as shipping for passports and luggage.

  • Opened in March
  • 206 W. Main St., Round Rock

Expansions


Round Rock Area Serving Center: By constructing a new space for an expanded secondhand shop, the serving center doubled the size of its food pantry. At the time of groundbreaking, Executive Director Lori Scott said the scale of the planned expansion was proportional to the need in the area. The organization offers a variety of services, including a food pantry, Amazon home delivery program, clothing and furniture vouchers, a charity resale store and financial assistance for utilities, rent, prescriptions, payday loan assistance, transportation and temporary lodging.
  • Opened Feb. 26
  • 1099 E. Main St., Round Rock

 
stay in the know
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Round Rock mayor

Learn about the two candidates running for Round Rock mayor in the May 2 election.

What you need to know: Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Incumbents are identified with an asterisk.

Election day is Saturday, May 2, with early voting starting April 20 and running through April 28. The last day to register to vote is April 2.

 
On The Transportation Beat
Delta Airlines to launch Phoenix route, expand Bozeman flights from Austin airport

Delta Airlines is expanding its flights out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with new routes launching to Phoenix and Bozeman, Montana, later this year.

Additionally, the global airline plans to offer new routes from Austin to Asheville, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Kalispell, Montana; and Kansas City, Missouri, in 2026.

What's happening: Delta Airlines announced it will launch twice-daily nonstop flights to Phoenix from ABIA beginning Nov. 9.

The new route to Bozeman will begin June 13 with Saturday-only flights. Delta will expand the route with daily trips from Austin to Bozeman from Dec. 19 to March 28.

The impact: The new Phoenix route will connect Central Texans to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, which is known for its championship golf courses, culinary scene, desert hiking and access to Scottsdale and Sedona, according to Delta Airlines information.

The additional Bozeman flights will allow flyers to travel to Montana during peak ski season and visit Yellowstone National Park.

 
METRO NEWS MONDAY
New sports club, outlet mall updates: Check out top stories in the Austin area

Check out some of the most-read stories in Austin from March 16-19. 

1. 44,000-square-foot indoor sports club headed to Leander, Cedar Park

2. Round Rock outlet mall to get refresh

3. Luxury retailer in San Marcos outlets prepares to close with major sale

4. 320-unit apartment complex coming to Liberty Hill, Georgetown line

5. 'Future of aviation': Air taxi testing coming to Austin under federal pilot program

6. From breakfast to barbecue: Check out these 15 business updates in Southwest Austin
 

 
CI Texas
Data: See where the most Texas students are applying for education savings accounts

More than 229,000 students have applied to receive state funds for private education or homeschooling under Texas’ education savings account program, according to the state comptroller’s office.

By the numbers: State data indicates that the most applications have been submitted on behalf of students living in urban areas and the surrounding suburban communities. As of March 8, students living in Houston ISD’s boundaries led the pack with over 8,900 applications, followed by 6,700 applicants in Dallas ISD.

The data reflects how many students living in each district's boundaries have applied, including those not currently enrolled in a public school.

The background: State lawmakers created the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program in 2025.

Students accepted for the 2026-27 school year will receive $10,474 for private education or up to $2,000 for homeschool. Students with disabilities can receive up to $30,000 each.

More details: Of the first 152,000 program applicants, nearly three-quarters were not enrolled in a public school during the 2025-26 school year, data obtained by the Texas Center for Voucher Transparency shows.

 

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