Read the top business news from the past week from the Central Texas area.

Southwest Austin

Three new food options now open in South Austin

Freddo ATX opened Dec. 15 in the historic Walter Tips House at 2336 S. Congress Ave., Austin.

New doctor's office coming to Southwest Austin, plus three more medical businesses with news



Total Men’s Primary Care plans to open a new location at 5800 W. Slaughter Lane, Ste. 310, Austin, in the first quarter of 2022.

Round Rock

Round Rock's Louisiana Longhorn Cafe under new ownership


Louisiana Longhorn Cafe, at 200 E. Main St., Round Rock, is under new ownership as of Dec. 12.


Central Austin

Two East Austin food spots have new addresses


Popular local dessert trailer Hey Cupcake relocated to Mueller Lake Park at 4209 Airport Blvd., Austin, on Dec. 3.

Lake Travis-Westlake


Family-owned Italian restaurant opens new Lakeway location


Family-owned authentic Italian restaurant Carmela’s opened a second location in Lakeway in December at 900 S. RM 620, Unit 108C.

Maggie Quinlan, Benton Graham, Brooke Sjoberg and Grace Dickens contributed to this report.