The city of New Braunfels has a new acting city attorney.

What happened: New Braunfels City Council unanimously appointed Nathan Brown to serve as the city's acting city attorney and removed Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza as the interim firm serving as city attorney following a closed session July 14.

The motion was made by council member Toni Carter and seconded by council member Lawrence Spradley.

City Council will appoint Brown as interim city attorney at a future council meeting in open session, but still retain services of outside counsel on an as-needed basis, as stated in Carter's motion.

How we got here: New Braunfels City Council voted 4-3 to terminate the employment of its city attorney, Valeria Acevedo, on May 11, following a two-hour closed session. The decision came after the city discovered a conflict between the city charter and the Texas Constitution regarding the New Braunfels mayoral race.

The council appointed Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza as the interim firm to serve as city attorney following a closed session May 26.

Simiron, a company that manufactures high-performance floor coating systems, has opened a new location in Central Texas.

Some details: The Michigan-based company's new location opened within the Corridor Commercial Center in June. Store manager Jessica Moore said opening the New Braunfels location has been exciting because they are developing a new territory and trying to grow their Central Texas market.

She said their technical support is what sets them apart from other coating solution manufacturers.

"We don't just sell products, we help contractors and businesses success through hands-on training, project guidance and ongoing support," Moore said in a statement to Community Impact. "We look forward to being a long-term partner here in New Braunfels."

• 6420 FM 1102, Ste. 202, New Braunfels

The San Marcos business landscape has seen major changes the last month. From new retail destinations and restaurants to a major travel center preparing to open, check out 14 business updates in the city.

Now open
Kylo Artistry

• Opened May 21

• 4015 S. I-35 frontage road, Ste. 730, San Marcos

Prairie Fire Hair

• Opened July 10

• 2108 Hunter Road, Ste. 106, San Marcos

Siren’s San Marcos

• Opened June 9

• 801 Chestnut St., San Marcos

Southbound Social

• Opened July 3

• 119 E. Hutchinson St., San Marcos

Sucre Cafe and Go

• Opened May 2

• 16100 SH 123, San Marcos

Tejas Birria

• Opened 10

• 119 E. Hutchinson St., San Marcos

Coming soon
Brunello Cucinelli

• Opening July

• 3939 I-35 frontage road, Ste. 950A, San Marcos

Buc-ee’s

• Opening Aug. 12

• 3245 N. I-35 frontage road, San Marcos

CarMax

• Opening September

• 302 Chuck Nash Loop, San Marcos

Serena & Lily

• Opening mid-July

• 4015 S. I-35 frontage road, Ste. 740, San Marcos

Swig

• Opening TBD

• 180 N. I-35, San Marcos