A Canada-based child care academy is opening in Cedar Park on North Lakeline Boulevard, said Stephanie Lopez, the center’s director. 

What they offer: Willowbrae Childcare Academy offers programs for families with infants through school-aged children. 

Programs include Willowbrae Young Scholars, Willowbrae KID FIT and Willowbrae Creative Kids. At the center, children learn self-expression, how to participate in individual and group activities and use classroom materials, according to its website. 

What’s special about it? The academy is slated to feature an outdoor space with a putting green, soccer field and half basketball court, Lopez said. 

What’s next: The child care center will open its doors to families and children in April or May, Lopez said.

• 1301 N. Lakeline Blvd., Cedar Park

In early 2026, local residents Brian and Amanda Prokaski launched Bird Dog Roofing, bringing Austin’s only workmanship warranty on roofs, Brian Prokaski said.

Learn more: The roofing company offers roof inspections, repair and replacement, as well as storm damage repair, gutter and fascia services.

While the business is based in Leander, Prokaski also serves the surrounding areas, including Cedar Park, Lago Vista, Georgetown, Austin, Hutto and Jonestown, according to the company's website.

Quote of note: “As a lifelong Austinite and a parent raising a family here, my reputation is personal,” Prokaski wrote on the company's website. “We stand behind our work, we do what’s right even when it’s hard, and we treat every customer like we plan on seeing them around town—because we will.”

• Opened Feb. 2

Test flights for electric aviation services like air taxis will soon be taking off across the state, including in Austin, following the Texas Department of Transportation's selection for a Federal Aviation Administration pilot program this month.

The details: The federal initiative stems from a 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump to advance aviation systems including unmanned drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft. The FAA selected eight eVTOL pilot projects across the country under that order, including TxDOT's, which are now expected to kick off this summer.

TxDOT is partnering with four aviation companies to launch eVTOL air taxi flights and other services between Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and smaller communities. The phased project is expected to start this year.

What else: While Austin developed its own proposal spearheaded by locally based LIFT Aircraft, that outline wasn't selected by the federal agency.