ATX-SWA: Impact 10/24/2025

Therapy Adventures relocated to a larger space from its previous location at 27008 RR 12, Unit A, Dripping Springs.

The details: Owned by local Amanda Mossaro, Therapy Adventures offers a range of pediatric services, including speech, feeding and occupational therapy. The team treats children of all ages for a variety of needs, "including infant feeding, pediatric feeding disorders, sensory processing disorders, executive functioning, reflex integration, orofacial myofunctional therapy, articulation [and] language development," Massaro said in an email to Community Impact.

As the Austin metro area continues to see expansion in the technology sector, industry leaders are highlighting key critical area of interest: power delivery. 

What you need to know: In an Oct. 22 meeting of Opportunity Austin's Economic Development Council, panelists representing a variety of arms of the local technology industry shared insights regarding technology industry expansion in the area. 

What they're saying: The technology sector in Austin has experienced rapid growth, panelists said, and one of the first questions being asked by companies seeking to locate here are about power supply. 

"So much of our current project was defined by how much power we could bring into the building," said Eric Van Hensbergen, a fellow and member of the leadership team of the architecture and technology group at semiconductor and software design company Arm. "In speaking with a lot of our partners, that's the No. 1 thing that they're looking for in regions that they're expanding into."

These considerations are especially relevant for data centers, he said.

CVS Pharmacy will close one of its South Austin locations in November.

What to know: The nationwide chain posted a sign and papers on its entrance stating it would close on Nov. 11. The sign states, “Our store is closing, but we’re still nearby,” and notes two close-by locations on South Congress and Slaughter Lane.

What they offer: The drugstore sells snacks, beauty products, health care items, household products and features a pharmacy where individuals can manage prescriptions. Customers can also make appointments to receive vaccinations at the company’s MinuteClinics. 

• 520 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin

Two constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot would impact the operation and oversight of Texas’ judicial system if approved by voters.

The details: State Proposition 3 seeks to require judges to deny bail for certain felony offenses, keeping more defendants in jail as they await trial. Proponents of the measure, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan support, said in June that it would improve public safety by keeping violent offenders behind bars.

Proposition 12 would rework the 13-member State Commission on Judicial Conduct, allowing the governor to appoint a majority of the commissioners and requiring most sanctions for judges accused of misconduct to be issued publicly. The bipartisan proposition faced pushback from some House Democrats who expressed concerns that allowing the governor to appoint a majority of commissioners would politicize the nonpartisan judicial conduct commission and give Abbott more power to remove from office judges whom he does not agree with.

Zooming out: The measures are among 17 state propositions being considered by Texas voters in the Nov. 4 election.