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Maya Creamery now serving rolled ice cream, faloodas in Cedar Park

Maya Creamery opened its first Austin-area location in Cedar Park in early October. 

The details: The dessert shop serves rolled ice cream in signature and Indian-inspired flavors with a variety of toppings. Also on the menu are faloodas, or a South Asian milkshake, as well as fresh fruit milk teas and other desserts such as crepes and macarons. 

Also of note: The shop has other Texas locations open or coming soon in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. 

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Latest Education News
Enrollment, bonds and board members: Read up on these Round Rock ISD updates

Learn more about the future of enrollment in Round Rock ISD, changes in membership of the board of trustees and an update on a bond-funded LED light upgrade at stadiums in the district.

The gist: RRISD is making bond-funded improvements to its facilities, including lighting at its stadiums. Trustees will consider contracts for such upgrades Oct. 9. 

What else?: Learn more about enrollment projections for the district and changes at the board level.

 

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FOODIE FRIDAY
Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Austin area.

Himalayan Flavor, a new restaurant serving Nepalese and Indian dishes in Pflugerville, recently opened.


The restaurant’s entrees include butter chicken, tikka masala, curry, biryani, chow mein, fried rice, chicken and tandoori and more. For appetizers, customers will find chicken lollipops, vegetable pakora, chili wings and pani puri. The eatery also serves naan, rice pudding, mango ice cream and rasmalai.


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🎉 Emmer & Rye celebrates one decade of cuisine on Rainey Street
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🥪 Bastrop to welcome first Firehouse Subs
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🍨 Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt now offering sweet treats in Kyle
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🌮 Blue Agave Tex Mex restaurant and bar coming to far Northwest Austin this month
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The duo behind Veracruz All Natural and Veracruz Fonda & Bar has launched its first mezcalería, La Mezca. Located next to Veracruz Fonda & Bar in Mueller, the business honors small-batch agave spirits and the generations of mezcaleros who create them.


Diners will be able to try more than 20 artisanal mezcals and ancestral agave spirits from family producers in Oaxaca, Guerrero, Durango and San Luis Potosí.


“It’s a celebration of the people, places and time-honored methods that make mezcal what it is,” Reyna Vasquez said. “From small-batch mezcals to rare agave distillates, we want every guest to leave with a deeper appreciation for the culture, complexity and beauty of agave.”


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Metro News
Nonprofits, labor groups and council members top donors in support of Austin's Proposition Q

Campaign activity for and against Austin's tax rate increase ballot measure is ramping up ahead of the Nov. 5 election, drawing tens of thousands of dollars in donations for and against Proposition Q.

Several area nonprofits, labor groups and City Council members were among the top donors to political committees favoring the tax rate proposition as of late September. Those organizations reported having more than $120,000 on hand just over a month before the election.

On the other side, the political group Save Austin Now reported the second-highest donation total of any PAC this fall with hundreds of individual contributions. Another political group led by contributions from a handful of residents and businesses also drew tens of thousands of dollars to oppose Proposition Q.

 
Statewide News
ERCOT predicts Texas power grid will remain stable in December

Texas’ power grid is unlikely to have issues this December, according to an Oct. 3 report by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

The details: During the winter, demand for electricity spikes when people get up in the morning and return home in the evening. This December, the tightest period is expected to be from 7-8 a.m. each day, when little to no solar power is being produced. ERCOT found that there will be a 1.81% chance of a grid emergency during that time.

“Under typical grid conditions, the deterministic scenario indicates that there should be sufficient generating capacity available," the report reads.

The background: Texas' grid withstood three cold snaps early this year. ERCOT last asked residents to voluntarily reduce their energy use in January 2024.

Legislative approach: State lawmakers approved legislation this spring that is designed to make the grid more reliable by tightening regulations on large electric consumers, such as data centers. In extreme grid conditions, those customers will be required to switch to backup power to reduce strain on the grid.

 

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