Ascension Seton announced it acquired three facilities from Family Health Systems. The healthcare centers are located in Round Rock, Cedar Park and near Lake Travis.

The gist: In an Oct. 1 news release, the healthcare system stated the move is planned to expand emergency care access amid growth in the greater Austin area.

Family Hospital at Lake Travis, Family Medical Center at Lakeline and Family Medical Center at Round Rock will officially come under ownership of Ascension Seton later this year once the deal closes. Patients should not expect disruptions to care during the transition, the release states.

In their own words: “Adding these neighborhood locations to Ascension Seton brings our care teams where they are needed most, ready to provide immediate support and connect patients to specialized care,” Jamie Youssef, Ministry Market CEO of Ascension Texas, said in a news release.

Clothing outlet J. Crew Factory is headed to The Parke shopping center in Cedar Park, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: The store will sell a variety of clothing for men, women and children. Renovations to prepare the space for its new use will cost an estimated $650,000, according to the TDLR filing.

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A data center in Hutto, additions to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter and a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Bastrop are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Skybox Hutto 4 ($550 million): This project involves site improvements and construction of a new core and shell building with a future use as a data center.

2. Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter addition ($14 million): New additions are coming to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, including first floor kennels second floor office space.

3. Menchaca Apartments ($13 million): This project involves the construction of a clubhouse for apartments in Austin.

4. Dick's Sporting Goods ($11 million): A 55,000-square-foot store is coming to Bastrop.

5. Gringo's Tex-Mex ($5 million): The Tex-Mex franchise is coming to Kyle.

The average annual insurance premium for a Texas homeowner rose 79% in six years, from less than $2,000 in 2020 to more than $3,500 this year, Texas Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford told state lawmakers Oct. 5.

The overview: The rise in home insurance costs has been caused by severe weather, high inflationary costs impacting home repairs and "the concentration of risk" in the insurance market, Crawford said.

Experts said hardening homes against severe weather could help reduce expensive losses from disasters, resulting in lower insurance premiums.

Zooming in: Proponents of home-hardening incentives have pointed to their success in other Gulf Coast states, such as Alabama. Texas consumer advocacy groups and the insurance industry backed proposals to create a similar grant program last year, according to previous Community Impact reporting, but those measures did not pass.

"Resilience helps homeowners long before it shows up in an insurance bill because a stronger home holds up better when the storm comes," said Chelsea Stallings, a regional vice president for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.