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16 business, dining updates for Lake Travis, Westlake areas

A new buffalo milk ice cream truck and a recreation of The Sistine Chapel are two of several business updates to know in the Lake Travis-Westlake area in December.

Now open
Grateful Custard
The food truck serves ice cream made from Texas-raised and locally pasteurized buffalo milk, swirled with fresh fruit and baked confections. Menu items include create-your-own Swirls and Specialty Swirls such as Key Lime Dream, which features vanilla ice cream and fresh key lime pie.

  • Opened in August
  • 17499 Hamilton Pool Road, Austin

Coming soon
Pickleball Grove
The facility will feature eight indoor pickleball courts, four of which are built for tournament championship games; three indoor padel courts; and four outdoor pickleball courts, business representative Sajag Patel said.
  • Opening in July
  • 5411 Reimers Peacock Road, Spicewood

Closings
Chair King Backyard Store
Located in the Lohman’s Crossing Shopping Center, the store sells outdoor furniture such as tables, chairs, umbrellas, fire pits, shelves and rugs, according to its website.
  • Closing Dec. 28
  • 2300 Lohmans Spur, Ste. 140, Lakeway
 
Mark Your Calendar
New Year’s celebrations and more: 8 upcoming events in Lake Travis-Westlake

Community members can ring in the 2026 with fireworks and live music, donate blood to central Texans or head to the library for a storytime with an Austin Zoo ambassador.

Check out these upcoming events in the Lake Travis-Westlake area for December, January and February.

Lakeway Polar Bear Plunge
Community members are invited to end the year with a trip down the water slide at Lakeway Swim center. After a dip in the pool, attendees can hang out and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa.

  • Dec. 31, 9-10 a.m.
  • Free
  • 3103 Lakeway Blvd., Austin

Building for the Future Gala
The Friends of Spicewood Community Library will host an event featuring food, music, an open bar, a live auction, a guest appearance from country singer Cory Morrow and more, all in support of a new building for Spicewood Community Library.
  • Jan. 13, 6 p.m.
  • $250 (individual tickets), $1,800 (table for eight)
  • Lakeside Pavilion, 307 Buena Vista, Marble Falls
 

YOUR WEEKEND TO-DO LIST

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

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Austin  |  Dec. 25, 11-a.m.-7 p.m.

Christmas All-Day Brunch

More info

 

Georgetown  |  Dec. 27, 6-8:30 p.m.

A Night of Yin, Sound and Reflection

More info

 

Austin  |  Through Dec. 28

Rockin’ Around the Rooftops Holiday Bar Crawl

More info

 

Lakeway  |  Through Jan. 1, nightly from 6 p.m. to midnight

Trail of Lights

More info

 

Austin  |  Through Jan. 3, 5:45-7:45 p.m. (entry times)

Luminations

More info

 

Bastrop  |  Through Jan. 5, dusk-10 p.m.

Bastrop Christmas Tree Lighting and River of Lights

More info

 
Latest City News
Supreme Court declines to hear Austin's petition in marijuana decriminalization case

Austin’s attempt to keep in place a local ordinance limiting low-level marijuana enforcement has likely ended more than three years after city voters adopted it.

Residents passed the “Austin Freedom Act,” or Proposition A, in May 2022. The two-part ballot measure prevented local enforcement of some drug-related misdemeanors including marijuana possession, and also banned Austin police from executing “no-knock” search warrants.

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued several cities including Austin over similar marijuana enforcement policies last year, claiming they conflicted with Texas drug laws, and an appeals court eventually sided with the state's push to block Austin's policy. The city sought further review of its case from the Texas Supreme Court, which was denied in December.

 

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