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New indoor sports complex, Sichuan restaurant and Aldi: 16 business updates in Cedar Park

Stay up to date with the latest Cedar Park business news—a collection of newly opened, coming soon, relocations and closings.

Aldi
As part of the company’s plans to expand westward, the grocer opened its Cedar Park location in April. The store offers a range of products, including organic meat, produce, seafood, cheese and wine. The concept also features unique cart and bagging systems intended to help shoppers save money.

Opened April 2
850 N. Bell Blvd., Ste. 210, Cedar Park

Cranky Granny's Sweet Rolls
The bakery serves up a lineup of freshly baked cinnamon rolls and sweet comfort treats. The business also serves coffee and milkshakes and provides catering services for events.

Opened March 28
10900 Lakeline Mall Drive, Ste. 300, Austin

Spicy House
Sichuan restaurant Spicy House opened in Northwest Austin in January. The restaurant serves a variety of Sichuan cuisine such as dan dan noodles, konjac beer duck, pork with spicy garlic sauce and chili oil pork dumplings.

Opened in January
11630 N. RM 620, Austin

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TSTC adding semiconductor, automation, robotics curriculum this fall

The East Williamson County Texas State Technical College campus will add semiconductor technology as well as automation and robotics technology curriculum this fall, the trade school announced April 8.

What you need to know: The addition of these courses to the Hutto school's curriculum is a direct response to a surge in demand for skilled workers in the semiconductor and manufacturing industries in Williamson County, per a news release shared by TSTC. This surge in demand is largely driven by increased local fabrication and domestic chip production.

The details: The new curriculum will join the college's existing Industrial Maintenance program among offerings in the greater Advanced Manufacturing program geared toward the local semiconductor and manufacturing industry. Registration for the summer and fall 2026 semesters is now open, according to the college.

Find out more.

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

Kyle Market Days: Spring Celebration

ABC Kite Fest

April 11, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Kyle

April 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Austin

More info

Cedar Fest

Books and Bees Festival

April 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cedar Park

April 11, 1-5 p.m.
Bee Cave

More info

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Community court program assists hundreds of Austin clients with outstanding cases

A recent Austin Community Court pilot program helped hundreds of people address outstanding cases or warrants at city courts.

Austin's "problem-solving" community court largely handles cases involving homeless clients, and also offers several related services from case management to personal storage. The recent pilot—labeled the Court Navigation Training mini-grant program—stemmed from past City Council direction seeking to build on the court's expanded reach by partnering with local organizations on services and outreach.

The program was aimed at training more case managers and staff from those groups to help individuals connect with court services, according to the city. Over a dozen $2,500 grants were distributed to participants in the court's navigation training. After taking applications last summer, the city offered training in mid-September that led to hundreds of clients having their cases surfaced late last year.

See more details.

CI Texas

Over 270k Texans applied for education savings accounts. Here’s who state officials say are expected to receive them.

Funding for Texas’ education savings account program is expected to dry up before it reaches all low-income applicants, the state comptroller’s office announced April 2.

The overview: More than a quarter of a million students applied for the first year of Texas Education Freedom Accounts, which will give participating families access to state funds to send their children to private school or homeschool them.

The details: Most eligible students will be placed on a waitlist for the 2026-27 school year, as the $1 billion program is expected to serve between 90,000 and 100,000 students. State officials said all funds are expected to go to students with disabilities, their siblings and children from low-income families.

The state will use a four-tier, randomized lottery system to determine who is accepted. Once funding runs out, the remaining students will be placed on a waitlist.

How it works: Students with disabilities can receive up to $30,000 each in ESA funding, depending on their individual needs. Other accepted students will receive $10,474 for private education or $2,000 for homeschooling.

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