A 7-acre property near the border of Georgetown and Round Rock may soon be designated for a future fire station and water pump station to serve residents.

Round Rock officials will deliberate on measures to purchase the property June 25. 

What you need to know: Round Rock City Council will consider two measures to purchase property near the intersection of CR 110 and University Boulevard. A 2.5-acre parcel would be designated for a future fire station, and a 4.5-acre parcel would be set aside for a water tank and pump station. The latter would serve residents of both cities, Round Rock Public Works Director Michael Thane said. 

The land is owned by the Nelson family and would be purchased for a total of $2.54 million, to be paid using a combination of remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds and the city's self-financed construction fund, which is generated from sales tax revenue. Thane said the city's remaining ARPA funds must be spent by the end of the year. 

Nestled in the Turtle Creek Market retail center, a family-owned and operated gelato shop is scooping specialty flavors made with simple ingredients.

About the owners: Owners Andres Botero and Andrea Guzman opened The Gelato Lab after relocating to the U.S. from Australia. Botero said the goal of the business is to "spread happiness" in the community, and be a place where families can hang out with their children.

The shop is staffed by a mix of Botero and Guzman's family, including his sister-in-law, he said, as well as local high school students from the area.

About the business: The Gelato Lab is a locally owned shop serving a variety of sweet treats in central Round Rock. It first opened in June 2025.

The shop has games and activities, as well as a children's seating area and a wall of colored artwork from past customers, creating a welcoming place for families to spend time in.

An apartment complex in Cedar Park and a central kitchen for the Austin State Support Living Center, or ASSLC, are among the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Cedar View ($82 million): Cedar View will include approximately 425 apartment units and approximately 12,000 square feet of indoor amenity space.

2. Austin SSLC Replacement Kitchen Building ($11.1 million): This project involves the new construction of approximately 9,600 square feet of space for a central kitchen facility at the Austin SSLC Campus.

3. Lakeline Boulevard Shared Use Path ($7.4 million): This project includes the construction of approximately 4 miles of 8- to 10-foot shared-use path from New Hope Drive to Little Elm Creek.

4. Connie's Last Stand ($3 million): This project involves the renovation of a 2,244-square-foot historic home with a 1,000-square-foot glass conservatory addition to be used as a restaurant.

5. Old Stagecoach Road from Center Street to Six Creeks Boulevard ($1.7 million): The roadway will be reconstructed to include pedestrian elements.

Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina permanently closed all company-owned restaurants in mid-June, according to an emailed statement from OTB Hospitality.

The overview: The company made the decision through an “evaluation of the business,” according to the statement.

“On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the difficult decision to move forward with a significant transition in its restaurant operations, which [included] the closing of company-owned locations by end of day Friday, June 12, 2026,” the statement read. “This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly.”

The statement added that the franchised locations will remain open.

Some background: A news release from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants, the parent company of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and Pappasito’s Cantina, stated that the organization purchased On the Border May 1.

The restaurant offered nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, according to its menu.

• Company-owned locations closed June 12

Texas education officials gave preliminary approval June 23 to the state’s first mandatory reading list, which includes nearly 200 literary works that public school students would begin reading as soon as 2030.

The overview: The proposed list incorporates about a dozen stories from the Bible, including the tale of David and Goliath in second grade and direct biblical excerpts beginning in fourth grade. In total, students would be required to read more than two dozen texts in early elementary grades and about 10 literary works per year from sixth grade through high school.

What's happening: Members of the Republican-led State Board of Education voted 9-5 to cut several titles from the reading list June 23, following nearly eight hours of public testimony a day earlier.

More than half of those who testified June 22 asked the board to shorten the list, include more diverse authors and remove religious references. Others praised the SBOE for creating a list that they said would teach students about “American exceptionalism” and prioritize classical literature.