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The fast-food chain serves chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, waffle fries and breakfast items.(Courtesy Chick-fil-A)
Chick-fil-A opens in Round Rock, Whole Foods opens in Plaza Saltillo: Business, community news from Central Texas
George Bush Intercontinental Airport experienced a 3.5 million drop in passengers in April compared to April 2019. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into order some travel restrictions for passengers from specific states, though those orders expired in May. (Courtesy Houston Airport System)
MAP: Texans may face entry restrictions and mandatory quarantines while traveling in U.S., abroad
The city of San Marcos will receive additional public transit funding from the Texas Department of Transportation. (John Cox/ Community Impact Newspaper)
San Marcos to receive $257K in additional public transit funding
The city of San Marcos received $6.4 million through the Federal Transit Administration as part of the CARES Act. (John Cox/ Community Impact Newspaper)
City of San Marcos receives more than $6M in federal relief funding to aid public transit
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport lost nearly all of its passenger flight usage in April as the region dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Coronavirus pandemic drops Austin-Bergstrom usage by more than 96% in April
(Courtesy Fotolia)
New school schedules and a road opening: Latest news from Central Texas
Scooters
City of San Marcos bans motorized scooter-sharing services
The city’s public transit system will start detours as early as May 11. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
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The city’s public transit system will start detours as early as May 11. (Community Impact Staff)
San Marcos road project to cause public transit detours on Hopkins Street
Stop signs will be placed at the three-way intersection marked by the pin in the city of Kyle. The building with the white roof is the city library. (Courtesy City of Kyle)
New stop signs now, possible roundabout in the future, for Kyle intersection near library
A board of Central Texas officials approved more than 500 projects to prioritize over the next 25 years May 4, despite local officials including Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt calling for a better planning process. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Central Texas board adopts 25-year plan with more than 500 transportation projects, but some officials decry flawed process
TxDOT could start a project to add four managed lanes to I-35 through Central Austin in 2025. Local officials said the project gives the community an opportunity to improve public transit and a chance to redesign the highway to be less of a barrier. (Design by Shelby Savage/Community Impact Newspaper)
Local officials understand adding lanes means adding traffic. Here's why they still support the $4.3B I-35 project moving forward
Traffic crashes are down statewide, but the Texas Department of Transportation is reporting traffic fatalities have remained the same despite fewer drivers on the road. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Could Texas End the Streak of roadway fatalities? So far, no, despite 2020 declines in traffic across Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin
Developer Alex Tynberg said the Northline project has not lost a step since its March 4 groundbreaking. (Taylor Girtman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Read about the latest Central Texas development, road work
A $4.3 billion project on I-35 will add managed lanes through downtown Austin. To fund the project, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will defer $633 million worth of projects that had previously been approved. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
CAMPO commits $633 million to fund I-35, delays decision on specific choices for project deferrals