Slick City Action Park is slated to bring its first Austin-area location to the former Floor & Decor space in North Austin.

The details: A representative for the business did not immediately respond with an expected open date or other details, but officials confirmed on its social channels that a corporate lease for the 42,392 square foot space had been signed.

The indoor action park features multiple waterless slides, a zip line, arcade games, laser tag and a freestyle air court.

The park has other Texas locations in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.

• 4501 W. Braker Lane, Austin

In the first year of the district's $932 million 2024 bond program, schools and facilities across the district received lighting improvements and new equipment, while students and teachers received new devices, among other projects. 

Why now? This comes as the district has sold its second tranche of the voter-approved bonds in February, making $300 million available to fund capital projects.  

What you need to know: Bond management firm HPM provided an update on the district's activity, as well as an outlook for the next year of bond-funded efforts planned for RRISD in a Feb. 19 board meeting. 

What's next? With $300 million yielded from the second tranche of the 2024 bond, the district will begin 151 new projects, and continue work on 92 ongoing projects.

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority published a draft version of the MoPac South environmental assessment Feb. 13, a project that could bring express lanes in each direction along a section of MoPac South. 

The gist: The project aims to improve traffic and travel times through the implementation of two new toll lanes between Cesar Chavez and Slaughter Lane. The draft reflects the Recommended Build Alternative 2C plan, or the "express lane alternative," which includes two express lanes with elevated ramps near Barton Skyway.

Get involved: The extended comment period for the assessment will begin March 9 and remain open through May 3.

Project officials will hold a virtual public hearing during this period. An in-person public hearing will take place March 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Bowie High School, where participants will also be able to watch a prerecorded video, view exhibits, speak to the project team and submit comments.

Rollingwood and West Lake Hills city officials held a meeting with Mobility Authority officials in December to address concerns about the proposed plan.

With a few days left to vote early in the March primaries, more Texans have turned out to the polls this year than in recent primary elections.

The gist: The increase is particularly pronounced among Democratic primary voters, state data shows, with more than twice as many Democratic votes cast by Feb. 24 than in Texas’ last gubernatorial primary.

Zooming in: Statewide, nearly 1.3 million Texans, or about 7% of the state’s 18.7 million registered voters, cast early ballots through Feb. 24, the eighth day of the 11-day early voting period. This is up from about 6% turnout at the same point in 2024 and about 4% turnout in 2022.

In interviews with Community Impact, election analysts attributed Texas’ rising primary voter turnout in part to a slate of competitive, high-profile races on each party’s primary ballot.

At the polls: Early voting in Texas’ Republican and Democratic primaries runs through Feb. 27, and primary election day is March 3. During early voting, registered voters can visit any polling location within their county of residence.