Take a look at the top five trending stories across all of Community Impact Newspaper’s coverage areas as of Oct. 15.

Note: The following stories were published between Oct. 13-14.

Central Texas

Austin Environmental Commission OKs updated version of development plan near Lady Bird Lake

The city of Austin is one step closer to redeveloping land near the Austin American-Statesman building, an area where many Austinites watch the South Congress Avenue bridge bats fly, following the approval of a planned unit development, or PUD.


Herbert’s Taco Hut: a decades-long family business

Herbert’s Taco Hut in San Marcos started as a grocery store in the 1970s.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport moves one step closer to adding fourth security checkpoint at main terminal

With passenger counts approaching pre-pandemic levels, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is moving quickly to increase security capacity, proposing a project that would add a fourth security checkpoint and upgrade machines at the existing three checkpoints.


Greater Houston

La Marketa de Porter shopping center coming soon to Hwy. 59, FM 1314 intersection

La Marketa de Porter, a 36,500-square-foot shopping center that will feature stores such as Pollo Bravo Houston and Supermercados Teloloapan, is coming to Porter.

Dallas-Fort Worth


Crepery and cafe Salomay opens in McKinney

Salomay had its soft opening Oct. 9 at 5121 Collin McKinney Parkway, Ste. 100, McKinney.

Trent Thompson, Eric Weilbacher, Benton Graham, Emily Lincke and Miranda Jaimes contributed to this report.