Take a look at the top five trending stories across Community Impact Newspaper’s coverage areas in Texas as of Nov. 17.

Note: The following stories were published Nov. 15-16.

Central Texas

H-E-B opens new Leander store


The store is located in the Bar W Marketplace at the intersection of Hwy. 29 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard.


15 places to eat barbecue in Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto

Texas barbecue lovers can check out this list of places to eat barbecue in Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto.

Dallas-Fort Worth

Zoning change approval would allow mixed-use development on Haggard-owned farmland in Plano


The zoning change and development plan next must appear before Plano City Council for final approval.

After multiple delays, proposed McKinney commercial development gets green light in face of resident opposition

A project that has been in the works for years finally made headway after being tabled multiple times between April and November.

San Antonio


San Antonio high school bands make final top 10 in national contest


Bands from Johnson and Reagan high schools ended up among the top 10 performing groups in the finals of the Bands of America Grand National Championships, according to a news release.

Taylor Girtman, Erick Pirayesh, Miranda Jaimes, Morgan O’Neal and Edmond Ortiz contributed to this report.