Read the latest business and community news from the Central Texas area.

Round Rock

Milano Ristorante opens location in Round Rock

Milano Ristorante opened May 3 at 1700 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Ste. 300, Round Rock.

Northwest Austin



Benvolio's launches North Austin ghost kitchen, plus more openings

Benvolio’s, a new delivery-only restaurant from Veneto Hospitality, opened Aug. 11 out of a ghost kitchen at 5610 I-35 N., Austin.

Pflugerville-Hutto

LaLa’s Kitchen reopening in Hutto after five years


After closing in 2016, Korean food truck LaLa’s Kitchen will hold a ribbon-cutting and soft opening from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 7, then fully reopen the following day.

Cedar Park-Leander

Urban Mattress moves North Austin store to Cedar Park

The company sells Tempur-Pedic mattresses, Vispring mattresses and its own line of mattresses.


Georgetown


Planet Fitness coming to Georgetown

Planet Fitness is the home of the Judgement Free Zone, what is intended to be a comfortable and nonintimidating environment.

Statewide


Abortion, alcohol and gun laws passed by 87th Legislature effective Sept. 1

A new abortion bill, two alcohol bills and a gun bill will all become laws effective Sept. 1 as signed by Gov. Greg Abbott over the past few months.

Fernanda Figueroa, Zara Flores, Brooke Sjoberg, Olivia Aldridge, Carson Ganong and Taylor Girtman contributed to this report.