From food pantries to fresh eateries, check out 10 of the businesses, restaurants and nonprofits that Community Impact highlighted in 2025.

1. Hays County nonprofit promotes healthy lifestyle, community involvement: The Hays County area organization is on a mission to “get people off the couch” by organizing, directing and promoting healthy activities such as 5Ks and walk/run groups.

2. Tony C's Pizza & Beer Garden brings New York-style pizza to Kyle: Tony C’s aims to offer a local, family-friendly space for families and friend groups to gather and enjoy authentic Italian food and New York-style pizza.

3. Night Hawk Frozen Foods keeps Central Texas-born comfort food alive in Buda: Originally a chain of steakhouses throughout Austin, San Antonio and Houston, Night Hawk Frozen Foods has been charbroiling meats and packaging frozen meals from its Buda facility for 60 years.

4. The Mercantile at Mill + Grain curates local gifts and more in downtown Buda: Kate Traver was inspired by her late grandmother’s small-town flower shop and late aunt’s talent for interior decorating.

Kyle families will soon have a new indoor option for burning off energy as Jump Party USA nears the finish line on its move from Austin.

What's happening? Owned by local married couple Simone and Pablo Alvarez, the kid-friendly business previously operated at 10601 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. D, Austin, and will open in Kyle before the spring.

What they offer: During the initial opening phase, the business will offer:

• Large indoor trampolines
• Bounce houses
• A basketball court
• A soccer court
• Three indoor pickleball courts

• 250 Gateway Blvd., Ste. 100, Kyle

This November, Texas voters approved 17 constitutional amendments, also known as state propositions. Here’s what’s next for some of those propositions and what they mean for Texans.

The overview: Texas voters authorized the state to spend $1 billion annually on water supply funding, totaling $20 billion over a two-decade period, through Proposition 4. Funding will flow into the Texas Water Fund, a state account created in 2023 to help finance water projects.

However, state law requires that the money not begin moving into the water fund until September 2027, and it will not be available for grants until 2029. Until then, state agencies, water utilities and local organizations will need to plan for funding, adjust rules and processes to align with recent state laws and update Texas’ water and flood plans, according to the Texas Water Foundation.

More details: Texas homeowners were set to see expanded property tax breaks on their 2025 tax bills under Propositions 11 and 13. Four other property tax exemptions approved by voters will take effect Jan. 1.