Here are some important dates to know in Round Rock ISD as students head back for the spring semester.

What you need to know: Students will return to classrooms in RRISD Jan. 6, following the holiday break.

Looking ahead: Check out some important dates for RRISD students.

• Spring break: March 16-20
• Last day of school: May 21

Bee Cave Orthodontics is planning to open a new location in Round Rock.

The gist: The practice uses a variety of orthodontic treatments to remedy dental issues, such as cross bites, crowded teeth, gaps between teeth, overbites, underbites, protruding teeth and more. Treatments include metal braces, ceramic braces, Invisalign, clear aligners, Carriere braces and other services.

The practice, led by Dr. Adriana Da Silveira, also offers Invisalign virtual appointments, as well as we free virtual consultations.

• 1499 E. Old Settlers Blvd., Round Rock

Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe has been acquired by a Dallas-based restaurant group less than three months after company officials filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. M Crowd Restaurant Group, which is the parent company of Mi Cocina and Vaqueros among other eateries, announced the acquisition of the restaurant brand Dec. 30.

“Razzoo’s has been part of the dining landscape for more than 30 years, and we believe deeply in its roots and potential,” M Crowd Restaurant Group CEO Edgar Guevara said in a news release.

The specifics: Razzoo’s was founded in Dallas in 1991 and has grown to a portfolio of 20 locations in two states. The restaurant’s menu features a variety of Louisiana-inspired Cajun and seafood dishes including fried catfish, etouffee dishes, crawfish, gumbo and more, according to its website.

Diving in deeper: While the business’s website previously listed 20 locations of Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe, the acquisition announcement noted that 11 locations will remain open. The locations remaining open include one in Concord, North Carolina, as well as 10 in Texas.

Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, impacting how artificial intelligence is used in state government, when local officials can raise taxes after natural disasters and how much of businesses' inventory is taxed.

The background: The changes come after Texas’s biennial legislative session ended in early June. Gov. Greg Abbott signed over 1,100 laws passed by state lawmakers, many of which took effect in June or September.

The details: Some of the bills becoming law in the new year are:

• House Bill 9, which will expand a tax exemption for business owners
• House Bill 30, which will tighten regulations on counties' and cities' abilities to raise tax rates after natural disasters
• House Bill 149, which will regulate the fast-growing AI industry
• House Bill 247, which will exempt certain border security infrastructure from property tax increases
• House Bill 1399, which will create a property tax exemption for stores selling animal feed
• House Bill 2508, which will establish a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of certain military members