Rowdy Cowboy opened its new Round Rock location March 13.

The overview: The sports bar and restaurant with a country-rock atmosphere serves wings, steaks, pizza, tacos and more. The new Round Rock location will feature 32 draft beers, including Austin-area breweries, along with a variety of spirits, such as a bourbon and whiskey.

Another detail: The restaurant will cover 7,790 square feet of space, making it the largest of the brand’s locations. The space will also feature 75 TVs, including a quad-screen display measuring more than 110 inches.

A new dental office now open in east Round Rock. 

What you need to know: Cusp Tooth Co. opened in the Diamond Oaks retail center in Round Rock, bringing a variety of dental services including but not limited to:

• Dental checkups
• Invisalign
• Veneers
• Teeth whitening
• Crown and bridgework
• Metal-free fillings
• Periodontal care
• TMJ therapy 

Check out some of the top trending stories in the Austin area from March 9-12. 

1. Pipeline failure hits Pflugerville amid $845M in water projects

2. Dirt moving for 57-acre commercial, residential project near Georgetown-Round Rock border

3. Come on in: Check out the newest spots to open in San Marcos, Buda and Kyle

4. Bee Cave advances shifts to The Village at Spanish Oaks

5. Third Taco Bell location proposed for Leander

6. UT moves to rezone hundreds of acres in Northwest Austin for future medical center

Austin Community College announced a new partnership with the Round Rock-based Trellis Foundation to create an AI-driven system connecting students to support services, personalizing interventions and preparing students for an economy more prominently featuring AI technologies in day-to-day life. 

What you need to know: ACC Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart said March 11 that this initiative, spearheaded by the community college and Trellis Foundation, will "lean in" to the AI-driven changes in the economy, seeking to meet the moment similar to that of previous large-scale changes, such as the Industrial Revolution or the introduction of computers. 

The initiative is supported by a $3 million federal grant to the ACC Center for Digital Innovation and eEntrepreneurship, which U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett said will be secured by a direct federal appropriation. 

What they're saying: "The question isn't whether AI will shape our future," Lowery-Hart said. "The question is whether higher education will lead in shaping how it's used. We can shape how it's used ethically with humans at the center of it, not in replacement of it."