Take a look at the top five trending stories across Community Impact Newspaper’s coverage areas in Texas as of Feb. 1.

Note: The following stories were published Jan. 31-Feb. 1.

Central Texas

Inspire Development embarks on massive Pearson Ranch mixed-use project in Northwest Austin


Inspire Development broke ground Jan. 27 on Pearson Ranch, a 156-acre mixed-use project that aims to bring office space, retail, hotels, housing and parks to an area developers called Williamson County’s “burgeoning technology corridor.”


Greater Houston

ExxonMobil announces relocation of corporate headquarters to City Place in Spring


According to a Jan. 31 news release, ExxonMobil is planning to relocate its corporate headquarters from Irving to its existing 385-acre campus in City Place—formerly known as Springwoods Village.

Work on Manvel Town Center, H-E-B anchor continues


Grocery store chain H-E-B will open a new location in 2023 in Manvel as part of Manvel Town Center, an in-progress development.

Graze restaurant celebrates grand opening in Tomball

With everything made in house, the restaurant offers favorites such as pork belly and ahi tuna tacos and drinks from its scratch bar with infused liquor.

Dallas-Fort Worth


CVS Pharmacy closes store on Independence Parkway in Plano


CVS Pharmacy closed Jan. 8 at 1501 Independence Parkway, Plano. All prescriptions were transferred to the CVS Pharmacy at 4000 W. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano to ensure patients have uninterrupted access to service, according to a company spokesperson.

Claire Shoop, Hannah Zedaker, Sierra Rozen, Chandler France and William C. Wadsack contributed to this report.