Austin voters will consider two bond measures in the November election. Proposition A features $260 million for a variety of park improvements and system expansions, and $35 million for two library branch projects is included under Proposition B.

Extensive bond development eventually narrowed this summer to focus on parks and libraries. Proposition A would fund more than two dozen projects to build and improve specific trails, recreation centers, pools, playgrounds and other public facilities. Funds would also be applied citywide to acquire green space, build electrical infrastructure and improve community gardens.

The cost: Bond costs are incurred over time as debt is issued. If both propositions pass, the city expects to issue about $49 million annually from 2027-32.

Residents’ tax bills fund both city operations and debt service that pays for bonds. Debt service taxes for the typical homeowner reached more than $500 this year, and now take up just over 23% of their overall city property tax bill.

Wheatsville Food Co-op will close its store at 3101 Guadalupe St. in Austin on Oct. 25, ending 45 years at the location, the co-op announced on Instagram Oct. 12. Its store at 4001 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. E, will remain open.

The details: The store is closing about two months before its lease ends Dec. 31 to allow time to move equipment and operations to South Lamar, general manager Tanya Carney told Community Impact.

What’s next: All Guadalupe employees will move to the South Lamar store, and the co-op’s nearly 30,000 owners will keep their ownership, Carney said. Money raised through its capital campaign will cover closing costs and investments at South Lamar.

A new gym in Kyle, a Rooms To Go in Leander and a Brakes Plus in Georgetown are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Project Longhorn ($366 million): This project includes constructing a new one-story data center building.

2. Texas Military Department Camp Mabry Building 8 ($36 million): This project involves constructing a 145,000-square-foot, two-story building.

3. EōS Fitness ($6.4 million): This project involves constructing a 42,556-square-foot structure, including a 2,558-square-foot outdoor exercise area, to be used as a health and fitness club.

4. Rooms To Go ($5.8 million): A Rooms To Go is coming to Leander, with construction set to wrap up next December.

5. Brakes Plus ($1.5 million): This project involves the construction of an auto service facility with associated site work.

6. Juanes Mexican Restaurant ($300,000): A new Mexican restaurant is coming to Round Rock, with construction set to wrap up in December.

Texans interested in casting their midterm election ballots before Election Day can do so from Oct. 19-30, the state's early voting period.

The overview: Registered voters can visit any polling place in their county during early voting. They will receive a ballot with federal, state and local races—from the U.S. Senate and Texas governor to city and school district officials.

Dates to know

• Oct. 19: Early in-person voting begins

• Oct. 23: Deadline to apply to vote by mail

• Oct. 30: Early in-person voting ends

• Nov. 3: Election Day

Something to note: Local election officials are also working through a backlog of voter registrations after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to send some registration records to counties, according to previous reporting. Texans who registered before the Oct. 5 deadline but do not appear on the rolls can still cast a provisional ballot, per the secretary of state.

More details: To check out candidate Q&As and review all races on local ballots, visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide.