KL Dragon House recently opened off North I-35 in North Austin.

The gist: The restaurant serves Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine including vermicelli, rice plates, stir-fried noodles, orange chicken and more. For appetizers, patrons will find spring rolls, egg rolls, crab rangoon, chicken wings, wontons and chicken dumplings.

• Opened Sept. 13

Construction is underway on Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's temporary midfield concourse, Concourse M, as part of the larger Journey with AUS expansion project. Airport officials, city leaders and construction partners celebrated the concourse's groundbreaking Sept. 29.

How we got here: ABIA's South Terminal closed March 31 and was later demolished. Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines, which operated out of the South Terminal, have since moved to the main Barbara Jordan Terminal. The demolition made way for the construction of Concourse M, a temporary six-gate facility that will help relieve passenger congestion during Barbara Jordan Terminal's Concourse A remodeling and future 26-gate Concourse B and tunnel project.

The details: Concourse M is slated to feature a variety of passenger amenities including a coffee market, grab-and-go concessions, retail options, a pet relief room and shaded outdoor areas. The concourse will also only be accessible through a shuttle bus which will leave from Gate 13 out of the Barbara Jordan Terminal.

Stay tuned: Airport officials said Concourse M has a targeted opening date of spring 2028.

A recent report on disciplinary actions in Round Rock ISD shows out-of-school suspensions and alternative school placements are declining, as in-school suspensions rose slightly.

District administrators said this is due to a targeted effort to keep students on campus and, if possible, in the classroom.

Explained: Out-of-school suspensions dropped by 43% between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, the report shows.

Officials attributed this decrease to the following:

• Requiring multiple approvals to place a student in OSS or DAEP

• Using district data to pinpoint common misbehavior patterns at the campus level and address them

• Using a root-cause intervention model to support students rather than penalize them, including behavior coaching, classroom "timeouts" and check-ins with school counselors

• The reclassification of THC e-cigarettes from a mandatory expulsion to DAEP placement

• District penalization for high DAEP placement rates

What they're saying: "This is a passion area of mine—keeping students on campus and making sure that they're in the classroom and we're developing the whole child," said Zach Oldham, who oversees discipline and alternative education program placements.

Central Texas is hosting several local fall events across multiple cities, including Austin, Bastrop, Bee Cave, Buda, Elgin, Cedar Park and Georgetown. These seasonal activities feature pumpkin patches, festivals and Halloween celebrations.

Key events scheduled for the holiday season include:

• Pumpkin Nights in Austin, an immersive half-mile exhibition running from Sept. 17-Oct. 31.

• The 43rd annual Viva la Vida Festival & Parade celebrating Día de los Muertos in downtown Austin on Oct. 24.

• Boo Bash, a free Halloween celebration in downtown Bastrop on Oct. 31.

• A free Haunted Trail in Bee Cave from Oct. 22-23, recommended for ages 13 and up.

• The city of Buda's annual Booda Halloween on Oct. 24, featuring trick-or-treating and a kids costume contest.

• The Evergreen Farms Pumpkin Hunt in Elgin from Sept. 26-Oct. 31.

• The Sweet Eats Adventure Farm & Petting Zoo fall festival in Georgetown, running from Sept. 19-Nov. 8.

Check out six Austin-area stories trending Sept. 28-Oct. 2.

1. Round Rock OKs alcohol sales in The District

2. GFiber breaks ground in Georgetown, plans 2027 service launch

3. Lammes Candies returns under new owners, with holiday preorders open now

4. Bastrop County property tax rate to rise 6.2%

5. 1,000 apartments cleared for MoPac site in Southwest Austin despite Circle C residents' traffic, safety concerns

6. Pflugerville to gain 2 restaurants, plus other business news