The city of Round Rock provided updates on six local transportation projects, which are funded through various city and county sources.

North Mays Street & Immortal 10 Bridge repaving

• Project: This project includes a repavement of parts of North Mays Street and the Immortal 10 Bridge, also known as the Mays Street bridge. City staff said the project is needed because recent work on the bridge and street left the pavement uneven. 

• Update: The city’s public works department added the project to its Arterial Maintenance Program in October, rather than bidding out the repavement as a new project. 

2026 Residential Street Maintenance Program 

• Project: The project will resurface some city streets in residential areas, patch roadways where needed, and repair driveway approaches, curbs and sidewalks. This year’s program includes sections of the Chisholm Valley, Windy Park, Stone Oak and Indian Ridge subdivisions.

• Update: Construction wrapped up on streets in the four subdivisions in October. 

The Round Rock location of Alamo Coffee closed in October.

About the business: Alamo Coffee first opened in Round Rock in July 2022, bringing a selection of local brews, specialty-roasted coffee, pastries and other cafe fare.

The coffee shop closed due to factors “beyond its control,” according to the business. The veteran-owned business retains its Lampasas location. 

• 1021 Sendero Springs Drive, Round Rock

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In July, Texas' top elected officials directed most state agencies, appellate courts and public universities to cut spending by 3% in their base budget requests for the next two years.

The overview: Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said those reductions will help Texas hold a "strong fiscal position" by expanding property tax relief and maintaining public education funding when the legislature returns to Austin next year.

The issue: Dozens of agency leaders have warned that the cuts, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, are not sustainable. They would cause Texas residents to lose "essential" services and lead to losses in state revenue, leaders said at the capitol and in budget documents.

Government institutions protesting the budget reductions include the comptroller's office, the attorney general, Texas' Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, state criminal justice agencies and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.