Ryan Branning and Taylor Rishor launched Remnant Resale in fall 2024, offering an alternative approach to shopping. The store is open Monday through Wednesday from 4-9 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday by appointment only. 

What to expect: Remnant Resale primarily offers clothing from various decades, with additional collectible and decorative items for sale. 

The shop stocks men’s vintage denim, t-shirts, outerwear, hats, accessories and bags, as well as women’s clothing inspired by the early 2000s era. Branning and Rishor also source media blankets and other trinkets.

Quote of note: “I like to put things back into circulation, which I think is paying homage to the item because it doesn't do any good if it's just sitting in someone's closet,” Branning said. 

• 11520 Hero Way W., Ste. G, Leander

Exterior home painting service Paint Pro is now serving the Leander area. 

How it works: The business repairs and repaints stucco, brick, siding and fascia for homes around the Austin area. Paint Pro recommends that homeowners repaint their homes every four to five years to repair paint discoloration and sealant breakdown due to sun and heat damage. The business also power-washes homes before repainting them.

Learn more: Interested customers can contact the business by calling 512-808-6811 and visiting Paint Pro's website or Facebook page.

• 2500 CR 279, Ste. A-2, Leander

The Austin Board of Realtors hosted its Central Texas growth forum Jan. 28, bringing in a panel of officials from key Austin transportation entities to discuss how ongoing projects could impact local Realtors.

The panel featured Lindsay Wood with Austin Transit Partnership, Sam Haynes with Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Tucker Ferguson with Texas Department of Transportation's Austin District.

If you could correct one common misconception related to your project, what is that?
Wood: Light rail is happening. Yes, it's a long process. ... We'll keep hitting every one of those milestones, and you'll start to see construction next year.

Haynes: The airport experienced five years worth of passenger activity over the course of less than 12 months right after the pandemic. ... In a way, yes we are behind, but trust that it is not because we were waiting for the passenger levels to get here or were dragging our feet.

Ferguson: TxDOT listens. We listen to public feedback and incorporate changes into our project, and I-35 is a perfect example of that.

Texas families can soon apply to receive state funds for private education or homeschooling under the state’s new education savings account program, known as Texas Education Freedom Accounts.

What's happening: The application opens at 9 a.m. Feb. 4 and is designed to be completed in about 15 minutes, according to the state comptroller’s office. Families can apply through 11:59 p.m. March 17.

Parents must submit information about their family's residency, household income, their children's educational history and each child's special education status, if applicable.

The details: To be eligible for the program, students must:

• Reside in Texas
• Be U.S. citizens or lawful residents
• Be eligible to attend a Texas public school, open-enrollment charter school or pre-K program