A local bar, grill and live music venue that recently closed in New Braunfels is planning to make a comeback early next year.

Some context: The Weighted Plate will be reopening at a new location at 118 S. Union Ave., in downtown New Braunfels, in early 2026, according to a Facebook post by Owner Cody Teer.

The business had closed its previous location on FM 1102 in November due to the reduced ability for customers to access the venue, as previously reported by Community Impact.

More details: The Weighted Plate will offer the same menu, featuring cocktails, concerts and bar food.

• 118 S. Union Ave., New Braunfels

A mobile hearing practice, named Direct Care Audiology, is now serving the New Braunfels area.

Direct Care Audiology, owned by New Braunfels High School Alumnus Dane Leavitt, specializes in customized solutions for hearing loss. Leavitt said he is hoping to give back to the community through the practice.

What they offer: The practice offers tinnitus treatments, and other auditory needs, including wax removals, comprehensive hearing tests and more. Direct Care Audiology is also a self-pay service.

• Servicing New Braunfels

A $72.78 million roadway expansion project geared toward increasing mobility and safety along the FM 1518 corridor is seeing progress in Bexar County.

The project—dubbed FM 1518 Expansion—is being led by the Texas Department of Transportation and consists of reconstructing 5.6 miles of FM 1518 by widening the existing roadway and making two 11-foot lanes in each direction, according to TxDOT.

A 34-foot-wide raised center median, a 10-foot-wide shared-use path on the east side of the roadway and a 6-foot-wide sidewalk along the west side of the roadway are also being constructed as part of the project.

Latest update: Construction of the eastern half of the Trainer Hale Road intersection in Schertz, new northbound lanes and shared-use path south of Trainer Hale were completed in 2025, according to TxDOT. In partnership with CPS Energy and the city of Schertz, TxDOT also completed utility upgrades and continued underground storm sewer and drainage work.