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El Pollo Rico opens third Round Rock location

El Pollo Rico opened a third Round Rock location near Gattis School Road in October.

About the busines: The Austin-based restaurant offers charcoal grilled chicken, with customers able to order whole and half chicken plates, as well as carne asada, caldo de pollo, flautas and more.

 
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Enrollment, bonds and board members: Read up on these Round Rock ISD updates

Learn more about the future of enrollment in Round Rock ISD, changes in membership of the board of trustees and an update on a bond-funded LED light upgrade at stadiums in the district.

The gist: RRISD is making bond-funded improvements to its facilities, including lighting at its stadiums. Trustees will consider contracts for such upgrades Oct. 9. 

What else?: Learn more about enrollment projections for the district and changes at the board level.

 

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Base Power launches first Texas factory with $1B funding

Battery-powered home energy service Base Power has acquired funds to expand its operations with a Texas factory in the heart of Austin.

What to know: The company has raised $1 billion alongside 20 investors which will help build its first Texas factory in the space previously occupied by the Austin-American Statesman printing press in downtown Austin.

"Base Power is an Austin-born company, and we're excited about deepening our investment in the city with the goal of bringing affordable, reliable power to Texans," Co-founder and CEO Zach Dell said.

The energy storage and power electronics factory will help meet the company’s current and future demands with its plans to expand services nationwide.

 

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Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Austin area.

Himalayan Flavor, a new restaurant serving Nepalese and Indian dishes in Pflugerville, recently opened.


The restaurant’s entrees include butter chicken, tikka masala, curry, biryani, chow mein, fried rice, chicken and tandoori and more. For appetizers, customers will find chicken lollipops, vegetable pakora, chili wings and pani puri. The eatery also serves naan, rice pudding, mango ice cream and rasmalai.


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🎉 Emmer & Rye celebrates one decade of cuisine on Rainey Street
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🥪 Bastrop to welcome first Firehouse Subs
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🍨 Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt now offering sweet treats in Kyle
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🌮 Blue Agave Tex Mex restaurant and bar coming to far Northwest Austin this month
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The duo behind Veracruz All Natural and Veracruz Fonda & Bar has launched its first mezcalería, La Mezca. Located next to Veracruz Fonda & Bar in Mueller, the business honors small-batch agave spirits and the generations of mezcaleros who create them.


Diners will be able to try more than 20 artisanal mezcals and ancestral agave spirits from family producers in Oaxaca, Guerrero, Durango and San Luis Potosí.


“It’s a celebration of the people, places and time-honored methods that make mezcal what it is,” Reyna Vasquez said. “From small-batch mezcals to rare agave distillates, we want every guest to leave with a deeper appreciation for the culture, complexity and beauty of agave.”


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