The Naveen Jindal School of Management will unveil its third building at the University of Texas at Dallas this fall, adding over 130,000 square feet to the business school’s campus. UT Dallas also plans to open a performance hall and a new Student Success Center-Student Union in spring 2027.

The overview: Undergraduate enrollment at UT Dallas has grown by roughly 32% over the last decade, increasing the need for additional academic, cultural and community spaces on campus, said Jeremy Head, associate vice president for facilities management.

The new Charles and Nancy Davidson Building is the third building Dean Hasan Pirkul has seen constructed for the business school in his 31-year tenure, he said. The Jindal School saw “huge influxes of students” following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pirkul said, sparking the need for the additional building.

Quote of note: “These projects are not driven by growth alone,” Head said. "The University is also responding to changing student expectations, expanding research and academic programs and a desire to create a more connected and engaging campus environment.”

An education software company is opening a new office in Plano next year.

The gist: A PowerSchool spokesperson said the company is expanding its presence in Plano as part of a growth strategy to serve K-12 customers around the world.

The background: PowerSchool provides educators with cloud-based technology from enrollment purposes to keeping students on track for graduation, according to its website.

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal C renovations continue and a Taiwan-based company is opening a manufacturing facility in McKinney. Check out some of the latest North Texas construction filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

1. Lite-On manufacturing facility in McKinney: Lite-On Technology Corp., a Taiwan-based manufacturing company that specializes in semiconductor components, is moving into an existing warehouse facility in McKinney, per a TDLR filing. The move will bring at least 600 jobs to the city, per previous reporting.

• Location: 310 Cypress Hill Drive, Ste. 310, McKinney
• Estimated timeline: Sept. 15, 2026-Aug. 31, 2027
• Estimated cost: $90 million

2. MRI Equipment Replacement at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Plano: Officials at the medical center officials are replacing its MRI equipment, per a TDLR filing. Equipment replacement is estimated to last four months.

• Location: 4700 Alliance Boulevard, Plano
• Estimated timeline: Nov. 16, 2026-March 31, 2027
• Estimated cost: $3 million

As drought conditions increase the risk of wildfires, Denton and Collin County residents will see restrictions on outdoor burning.

In a nutshell: Both counties are under a mandatory burn ban as of Aug. 25, according to local officials.

What you need to know: The mandatory burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning, and hot work like welding is subject to restrictions, per the release.

The conditions: Aug. 30 marks the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s 46th day with only trace amounts of rain, based on readings from the official climate site at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The streak is tied for the area’s tenth longest stretch of consecutive days without measurable precipitation on record, per the National Weather Service.

In similar news: The Denton and Collin County burn bans come as the Ross fire continues to rage through Palo Pinto county, roughly two hours west of Dallas-Fort Worth.