ATX-PFH: Impact 10/1/2025

Jump! Gymnastics opened a new location in Hutto this week.

The setup: The business offers gymnastic classes and camps for ages 1-10. Instruction involves structured, curriculum-driven classes to teach students gymnastics skills quickly.

Jump! Gymnastics also offers preschool for ages 3-5, which incorporates literacy, science, engineering, art, math and imaginative play. Families can also sign up for day camps, spring break camps and summer camps.

Panera Bread is now open in Hutto, located next to Home Depot.

The overview: The fast-casual restaurant serves cold and hot sandwiches such as the Chicken Bacon Rancher and Ciabatta Cheesesteak.

Customers will also find soups, pizzas and breakfast options, including egg sandwiches, avocado toast, parfaits and more. The restaurant also offers catering.

Williamson County commissioners approved an updated plan to preserve and restore archived records at a meeting Sept. 23. The approval comes ahead of some county operations moving into a new administration building by next year.

About the plan: Because the majority of permanent county records are paper, the archival team is working to digitize and physically encapsulate these records to protect them from theft, loss and damage.

The records archive plan also allows residents to access images and historical documents online. County documents include court cases, marriage records, wills, deeds, and tax and election records, County Clerk Nancy Rister said.

The update: Currently, the County Clerk's Office operates out of a building at 405 Martin Luther Jr. King St. Because of the volume of permanent documents, storage space is becoming an issue, the 2025-26 archive plan states.

Sixth Street, long known as Austin’s nightlife hub, is in the middle of big changes.

What's happened? For years, the stretch was closed to cars on busy weekends, letting crowds spill into the roadway. But since late 2024, the city has been testing a safety pilot that reopened the street to vehicles while moving pedestrians to wider sidewalks. Temporary fencing gave way to sturdier concrete barriers this summer, marking the start of a more permanent initiative.

The update: Now, city leaders are asking residents to help shape Sixth Street’s future. As part of the city’s Great Streets program, officials are considering three design alternatives for the nine-block stretch west of I-35. Each option would keep traffic one-way westbound while expanding pedestrian space, adding trees and upgrading sidewalks. The main differences involve whether bike and scooter lanes are included and how curb access is managed for drop-offs, deliveries and parking.