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Local cleaning service Texas Clean Routine is now open in Georgetown. 

About the business: The business was launched on Aug. 2 by owner Lauren Stover. The cleaning service primarily serves daycares, gyms, churches and commercial businesses, alongside offering residential move-in and move-out services, Stover said. 

Quote of note: “Our friendly, local team treats your workspace like our own with a neighborly approach, ensuring every visit is punctual and obsessively detailed,” Stover said.

Williamson County and the Texas Department of Transportation officials celebrated the opening of a northbound exit ramp at SH 195 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard on Aug. 24 with a ribbon-cutting.

About the project: Led by TxDOT, the right lane exit ramp provides direct access to Ronald Reagan from northbound SH 195. Previously, drivers had to use a turn lane and cross over southbound lanes, according to a county news release.

The project cost $3.6 million and was funded by the voter-approved 2019 WilCo Road Bond.

What’s next: The county and TxDOT plan to construct three additional ramps to connect SH 195 to Ronald Reagan Boulevard, anticipated to undergo construction in late 2027, according to the release.

Community Impact compiled compensation for superintendents, teachers, and staff at 15 public school districts in the Austin area to compare trends across the metro as budgeting season wraps up for most districts.

According to the 2025-26 school year data from the Texas Education Agency, Lake Travis ISD had the highest-paid superintendent at $483,116, while Pflugerville ISD had the highest average teacher pay at $69,917.

Some context: The highest student enrollments for the 2025-26 school year were:

• Austin ISD

• Round Rock ISD

• Leander ISD

The lowest student enrollments were:

• Eanes ISD

• San Marcos ISD

• Dripping Springs ISD

The big picture: According to the 2025-26 school year data from the Texas Education Agency, Lake Travis ISD had the highest-paid superintendent at $483,116, while Pflugerville ISD had the highest average teacher pay at $69,917.

A data center in Cedar Creek, a new building for the Austin Community College Hays Campus and renovations at Liberal Arts and Science Academy are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. EDCAUS ($700 million): A data center campus is being developed in Bastrop County.

2. Austin Community College - Hays Campus ($101 million): A three-story Health Sciences instructional building with classrooms, administrative offices, a testing center, vocational training, instructional spaces, and laboratories will be constructed at the Austin Community College Hays Campus.

3. LASA High School ($21.3 million): Renovations will take place at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin.

4. Bartlett's South ($4 million): A new location of Bartlett’s steakhouse is coming to Austin.

5. Smart Stop ($1.5 million): A new one-story convenience store and two future tenant spaces are coming to Pflugerville.

This November, Libertarian Ted Brown, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are running to be Texas' next U.S. senator.

The overview: Each state has two U.S. senators serving staggered terms, with Ted Cruz and John Cornyn currently representing Texas. Cornyn ran for reelection but lost his primary race, and the winner of the November election will replace him in January.

Paxton advanced to the general election after beating Cornyn in a primary runoff, while Talarico beat two other contenders in the Democratic primary, Community Impact reported. Brown was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.

At the polls: Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30 for dozens of statewide and local races. Election Day is Nov. 3.