Several businesses in the Cedar Park area have recently opened, reopened or announced future plans

The details:

• Interactive entertainment venue InteractX opened Oct. 15, Tutoring Club of Cedar Park opened Oct. 24, a new Chipotle location opened Oct. 21 and cocktail bar and dining spot Kindred Social opened Oct. 28.

• Pilates Addiction and Lemberg Roastery & Bakery are opening in early 2027, while JETSET Pilates has an expected construction completion of April 2027.

• Enzo Italian Coffee Shop is opening in December in the space formerly occupied by Alamo Coffee, which closed Oct. 17.

• Dog Haus reopened Sept. 31, Levié Venus Nail Bar reopened Sept. 30 and Mouton’s Bistro is reopening late November-early December.

Founder Ben Mouton is back running Mouton’s Bistro after a change of ownership, he told Community Impact. The restaurant is temporarily closed for cleaning and repairs and will reopen soon, he said.

Also of note: New dishes will be added to the menu when the restaurant reopens, according to a post on the business's Facebook page, including beignets and cheddar-herb chicken and waffles. Mouton's is also currently hiring for a variety of positions including cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders and managers.

• Reopening late November-early December

• 1821 S. Lakeline Blvd., Ste. 104, Cedar Park

Williamson County officials approved a mutual-aid agreement between Bell, Burnet, Milam and Williamson counties to form a joint law enforcement task force at their Oct. 27 meeting.

What it means: Formed under Chapter 362 of the Texas Local Government Code, the agreement allows neighboring law enforcement agencies to pool resources, coordinate across county lines and respond together to major incidents.

Local officials approved the partnership to enhance public safety across county borders.

"This is a good example of local government and local law enforcement working together to keep us safer," County Judge Steve Snell said.

Sheriff's deputies can conduct investigations, make traffic stops, execute warrants and make arrests across all four participating counties during joint efforts and civil emergencies.

There is no added cost to taxpayers, according to county documents.

At her first public event since winning the Nov. 3 election, Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa announced her initial plans for the transition between gubernatorial administrations, emphasizing her plans to work across the aisle in "building a government that is working for the people of Texas."

The overview: Hinojosa also announced the team leading her transition to the governor's office:

• Joe Madden, former chief of staff for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

• Former GOP state Rep. Ernest Bailes

• Ryan Pollock, executive director of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council

• Tamala Barksdale, a former Austin ISD trustee

Quote of note: "This is not about being a Democratic administration," she said. "I'm not going to be the governor for just Democrats—I'm going to be the governor for all the people of Texas."

One more thing: Hinojosa said Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, whom she unseated in the Nov. 3 election, had been "gracious" and expressed that his office would "fully cooperate with this transition and be helpful as they can."