This article is based on a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Community Impact will update this story when more information is available.

Plans for a new Crunch Fitness location in Hutto have been filed.

The details: Construction is set to begin in November and wrap up at the end of 2027. The 39,992-square-foot project is estimated to cost $1.5 million, according to the filing.

Crunch Fitness has several locations across the Austin area and offers a range of cardio equipment, weights and exercise machines. Other features and amenities include personal training, group classes, locker rooms with showers, HydroMassage and tanning. The gym offers three different membership options.

• 320 Ed Schmidt Blvd., Hutto

DogJoy recently marked 10 years of pet care in Pflugerville. 

The gist: DogJoy offers boarding, daycare and training built around structure and enrichment. Owner Briana Stringer started the 10-acre dog ranch in May 2016. 

There are around 50-60 on the ranch at any given time, and they typically only accept dogs that have had some prior training.

The ranch features several different environments for dogs to train and play, including open spaces, obstacle courses and a swimming pool designed specifically for dogs.

• 20818 Martin Lane, Pflugerville

A new report from the Central Texas Community Foundation shows that in the year since July floods impacted the Texas Hill Country, the Round Rock-based nonprofit generated $9.4 million in donations to support those impacted. 

The big picture: The foundation released a one-year impact report July 1 detailing fundraising efforts in the wake of historic flooding impacting much of Central Texas in July 2025. 

Zooming in: The report shows over 1,200 individual donors as well as 150 organizers and corporate partners supported the Travis and Williamson County CARES Funds, with $8 million in direct financial assistance distributed to impacted families. An additional $1.4 million in flood recovery funding was distributed in Burnet and Concho counties, according to the foundation. 

This funding assisted about 260 families located in Travis and Williamson counties, the report states.

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In Texas, 246 of the state’s 254 counties are designated by the federal government as “mental health professional shortage areas,” meaning local law enforcement are often tasked with responding to mental health crisis calls.

The situation: All Texas peace officers are required to complete crisis intervention and deescalation trainings, according to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

What's happening: Across Community Impact’s coverage areas, some city and county law enforcement agencies are partnering with local mental health professionals to respond to crisis calls. However, law enforcement and criminal justice leaders from smaller communities told state legislators July 7 that they have “limited tools” to effectively respond to mental health calls and help people in crisis.

“We do not have any inpatient mental health facilities in my county—we've never had that, and we've needed them for decades,” Comal County Criminal District Attorney Jennifer Tharp said July 7. “We originally started out sending individuals to the San Antonio area, and right now we are transporting individuals for inpatient treatment to North Austin.”