Good BBQ Company is coming to the Lake Travis Biergarten in Hudson Bend this summer.

On the menu: Founded by army veteran Daniel Monplaisir, Good BBQ Company serves up a variety of barbecue classics including pulled pork, pork ribs, brisket and smoked sausage along with several side options and housemade barbecue sauce.

Good BBQ Company also offers catering services.

The details: Good BBQ Company currently has a food truck in east Austin on the corner of Chicon Street and 12th Street.

According to management, the company is currently in the process of hiring staff for the new location and getting necessary permits.

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Bee Cave City Council met on April 28 to discuss and approve several items, including rezoning issues, prohibiting engine braking and appointing a new Parks and Public Works director.

Rezoning the joint use public safety building: City Council approved rezoning the property to “Public,” making the area intended for government, civic, public service and institutional uses.

“We’ve been talking about this for a while, so it’s good to see us moving along to get this done,” Mayor Kara King said.

Prohibiting engine braking within city limits: City Council also approved an ordinance prohibiting engine braking at the April 28 meeting.

Engine braking is a technique used by large vehicles for deceleration, which results in a “loud and disruptive” braking noise, Assistant City Manager Christopher Baker said.

Appointing the Parks and Public Works director: After an executive session, City Council appointed Steven Penhorn as the new Parks and Public Works director, according to a Facebook post from King after the meeting.

Check out the latest Austin metro transportation project updates.

Upcoming projects
Lakeline Boulevard shared-use path
Project: A 10-foot paved shared-use path is planned along Lakeline Boulevard in Cedar Park between New Hope Drive and Little Elm Trail to improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity.
Update: According to city officials, design is 90% complete. Plans have been revised to modify an existing roadway bridge rather than construct a new pedestrian bridge, with final design and permitting ongoing.

• Timeline: 2024-26
• Cost: $10.5 million
• Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation

• Timeline: 2026-29
• Cost: $68.4 million
• Funding source: Austin 2016 mobility bond, TxDOT

Texas retailers can keep various smokable hemp products on their shelves through late July, a Travis County judge ruled May 1.

The overiew: Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle’s ruling prohibits the Texas Department of State Health Services, which regulates and licenses consumable hemp businesses, from enforcing new THC testing requirements and sharply increasing licensing fees.

The hemp industry previously argued that the DSHS was overstepping its regulatory authority by changing how Texas classifies THC content. State officials have defended the reclassification and other rules as in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.

What it means: DeSeta Lyttle’s temporary injunction extends an earlier pause on the DSHS rules, which was issued April 10.

The pause applies to all consumable hemp businesses in Texas, allowing them to continue producing, manufacturing and selling smokable products until at least July 27, when a final court trial is scheduled. That could change if the state appeals the ruling to a higher court.