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Westlake Eyecare permanently closes Four Points location

Westlake Eyecare at Four Points officially closed on April 10, according to its website. 

What we know: Patients at the former northwest Austin location will be directed to Dr. Amy Jones and Dr. Haley Nguyen at Westlake Eyecare’s additional branches. 

The office has locations in the West Lake Hills and downtown areas:

  • 4613 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 201, West Lake Hills
  • 360 Nueces St., Ste. 70, Austin

One more thing: Individuals can request medical records from the practice in person, by mail, fax, secure patient portal or over the phone. 
  • 7301 N. RM 620, Ste. 165, Austin

 
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Austin breaks ground on $1.5B wastewater plant expansion

City officials marked the groundbreaking of the expansion of Austin's largest wastewater plant at an April 14 ceremony.

The details: The more than $1 billion expansion will boost the plant's wastewater treatment capacity by 33%, from 75 million gallons daily to 100 MGD by the early 2030s. Hundreds of millions of dollars more are also being spent to improve and modernize other parts of the facility, which will remain operational throughout several years of construction.

Some projects are expected to be completed in the late 2020s, and the 25 MGD capacity increase will be completed by mid-2030. All expansion and modernization initiatives will be completed by late 2032.

In total, major expansion and modernization contracts total more than $1.8 billion including a $600 million increase approved earlier this year. Some of that will be covered through local utility revenue, and millions of dollars in state and federal support also anticipated.

 
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Check out 5 major Austin-area permits filed this week

From an airport expansion in Austin to a med spa renovation in New Braunfels and more, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Austin Bergstrom-International Airport ($60 million): Following the closure of the airport's south terminal, construction will start this summer on a six-gate southern terminal called Concourse M.

2. Texas Realtors ($2 million): A full remodel of the existing 23,847-square-foot building’s second floor will begin in late spring, along with the addition of a second-floor terrace.

3. Georgetown Logistics Park ($8.6 million): Construction is underway on a 39,200-square-foot facility.

4. Adoration Med Spa ($704,000): A former residence is being converted into a med spa. Renovations include removing the back deck, replacing windows and updating doors.

5. Kung Fu Tea–Bastrop: The specialty tea shop will fill a 1,500-square-foot space in the Burleson Crossing East shopping center.

 
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Judge temporarily lifts Texas ban on smokable hemp sales

Texas retailers can resume selling smokable hemp products after a Travis County judge temporarily blocked some of the state’s sweeping new regulations on the hemp industry.

The background: On March 31, the state health department enacted rules changing how THC content is measured in consumable hemp, which industry experts said effectively outlawed most smokable hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council, a federal hemp industry group, and several local hemp companies sued the state April 8, arguing that the state health department does not have the authority to reclassify legal THC levels. State officials have defended the rules, saying they are in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who at the time called for stricter oversight of the multibillion-dollar hemp industry.

The latest: Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble sided with the hemp industry in an April 10 ruling, directing the state not to enforce the new THC testing requirement and a restriction on the transportation of hemp products between states. An additional hearing is scheduled for April 23.

 

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