The new senior facility at 1500 Dacy Lane in Kyle is set to be renamed in honor of local resident Adell Hurst.

Council members voted unanimously at a regular meeting Aug. 4 to direct the city manager to bring back a resolution officially renaming the facility to the Adell Hurst Senior and Community Center. The new 10,650-square-foot facility is anticipated to open this summer, according to the city website.

The history: Hurst’s leadership helped to establish the nonprofit organization Kyle Area Senior Zone, or KASZ. The organization supports senior programming and provides opportunities for engagement, wellness and community involvement.

In 2006, Hurst worked with community members to preserve Kyle’s historic former City Hall building and repurpose it as a senior activity center. The building was later known as the Krug Activity Center and became the home of the KASZ. The main ballroom at the Krug Activity Center was named the Adell Hurst Room in recognition of her legacy, according to agenda documents.

Brunello Cucinelli, an apparel brand founded in Solomeo, Italy, in 1978, announced its opening at the San Marcos Premium Outlets in early July.

The store has since opened its doors, welcoming shoppers and adding to the mall’s growing list of luxury options.

The overview: Brunello Cucinelli offers customers “Made in Italy” products, including clothes, footwear, fragrances, accessories and eyewear for men, women and children.

The brand joins other luxury options in the San Marcos Premium Outlets, including:

• Armani Outlet

• Balmain

• Burberry

• Dolce & Gabbana

The store is the brand’s first outlet store location in Texas, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

• Opened in July

• 3939 I-35, Ste. 950A, San Marcos

At least 85,000 students will use Texas' new education savings accounts during the 2026-27 school year, an Aug. 3 report shows. Enrollment may grow as the school year kicks off and more families opt in to the program.

The overview: The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them, with priority going to students with disabilities and children from low-income households.

About 24% of students participating in the TEFA program have a disability, according to state data, and 80% of participants are from low-income families.

Zooming in: The largest numbers of students participating in the program live in Texas’ largest school districts, data shows. The report lists that 3,327 participants live in Houston ISD’s boundaries, followed by 2,645 participants from Dallas ISD, 2,271 participants from Northside ISD and 2,024 participants from Fort Bend ISD.

Previous state data showed that about 43% of students selected for the program had previously attended a Texas public school, although the Aug. 3 report did not include that information.