Universal Kids Resort is now open in Frisco.

The details: Within the Frisco park there are a number of dining options located within each themed land. 

The seven themed lands include Shrek’s Swamp, SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom, Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club, Jurassic World Adventure Camp, TrollsFest, Puss in Boots Del Mar and Isle of Curiosity.

The construction of a new Moxies restaurant is scheduled to start at the end of July, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: According to the filing, construction of the new restaurant will cost about $800,000. The restaurant will take the former space of the City Works restaurant at The Star in Frisco.

Construction of the nearly 13,000 square-foot space is set to be completed by March 8, the filing states.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas operates the state power grid, overseeing the flow of electricity to over 27 million customers. Yet ERCOT does not directly participate in Texas’ electric market or own any of the facilities that deliver power across the state.

The big picture: Power generation plants, transmission facilities and distribution lines are owned by outside companies, meaning that local power outages are typically isolated and handled by individual companies, rather than ERCOT.

How it works: In 1999, Texas legislators passed a law deregulating the state’s retail electric market. The law was designed to “introduce competition in Texas’ electric market by allowing consumers to choose their retail electric provider,” according to ERCOT.

Previously, most Texas utility companies owned all aspects of the electric supply chain, including generation, transmission and the delivery of power to customers.

Today, approximately 85% of electric customers in Texas can choose their retail electric provider, including those across the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Customers in Austin and San Antonio get their electricity from municipally owned utilities.