Indian clothing store Dipti Boutique opened its doors for business in Leander earlier this year.

Zooming in: The boutique, which celebrated its grand opening in February, offers a wide range of Indian clothing for customers of all ages. Beyond classic styles like saris and lehengas, the store also offers stitching and alterations.

Quote of note: "We have jewelry too. We're getting Indian shoes and everything," owner Dipty Shah said. "It's almost kind of like you get everything under one roof, bridal things and everything."

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After more than a decade of planning, Leander’s new $9.8 million Senior Activity Center opened in January, giving residents age 55 and older a dedicated space for fitness, socializing and programs.

The overview: Previously, seniors shared space with youth programs and often felt overlooked, according to residents. Funded by 2016 and 2018 bonds, the 11,800-square-foot facility reflects the city’s growing older adult population, with memberships rising from about 540 to 859 since opening.

City officials say the center is designed as a “second home,” offering affordable classes, social activities and transit access. Local research also highlights the importance of social connections for older adults’ well-being.

Looking ahead: However, the center is already experiencing growing pains. Popular classes are capped due to limited space, hours are restricted to weekdays until 4 p.m., and staffing shortages have limited programming. The city is now reviewing its budget to potentially expand hours, increase staffing and consider a future Phase 2 expansion as demand continues to grow.

From an airport expansion in Austin to a med spa renovation in New Braunfels and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Austin Bergstrom-International Airport ($60 million): Following the closure of the airport's south terminal, construction will start this summer on a six-gate southern terminal called Concourse M.

2. Texas Realtors ($2 million): A full remodel of the existing 23,847-square-foot building’s second floor will begin in late spring, along with the addition of a second-floor terrace.

3. Georgetown Logistics Park ($8.6 million): Construction is underway on a 39,200-square-foot facility.

4. Adoration Med Spa ($704,000): A former residence is being converted into a med spa. Renovations include removing the back deck, replacing windows and updating doors.

5. Kung Fu Tea–Bastrop: The specialty tea shop will fill a 1,500-square-foot space in the Burleson Crossing East shopping center.

Texas retailers can resume selling smokable hemp products after a Travis County judge temporarily blocked some of the state’s sweeping new regulations on the hemp industry.

The background: On March 31, the state health department enacted rules changing how THC content is measured in consumable hemp, which industry experts said effectively outlawed most smokable hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council, a federal hemp industry group, and several local hemp companies sued the state April 8, arguing that the state health department does not have the authority to reclassify legal THC levels. State officials have defended the rules, saying they are in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who at the time called for stricter oversight of the multibillion-dollar hemp industry.

The latest: Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble sided with the hemp industry in an April 10 ruling, directing the state not to enforce the new THC testing requirement and a restriction on the transportation of hemp products between states. An additional hearing is scheduled for April 23.

Texas education officials are currently overhauling the state’s social studies curriculum standards, with policymakers, teachers, parents and historians clashing over how students should be taught about the history of Texas, the U.S. and the world.

The overview: The State Board of Education reviews standards for all curriculum areas every 15-20 years, dictating what Texas' 5.5 million public school students should learn at each grade level.

As written, the plan would reduce how much time students spend learning about world history and cultures in favor of more Texas-focused subjects. Critics of the proposal have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support it said students’ education should be centered around American exceptionalism, state history and Christianity.

Next steps: The SBOE, which has the final say on the curriculum changes, was taking an initial vote on the plan as of press time and is scheduled to adopt the final standards in June. The new requirements would be rolled out to classrooms in 2030.