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The new H-E-B store is located on Ronald Reagan Boulevard in north Leander. (Taylor Girtman/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: New H-E-B in Leander opening soon; Texas Supreme Court grants rehearing for high-speed rail eminent domain case and more top news
A conceptual rendering shows what a high-speed rail station in Dallas could look like. A final design on the station has not yet been released. (Courtesy Texas Central)
Reversing course, Texas Supreme Court grants rehearing for high-speed rail eminent domain case
The amended version of the planned development unit will now go to the Austin Planning Commission for review. (Rendering courtesy Austin Environmental Commission)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Austin commission OKs development plan near Lady Bird Lake; shopping center coming to Porter and more top news
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Oct. 7 that the company would move its headquarters to Austin. (Courtesy Tesla)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Elon Musk announces Tesla headquarters will move to Austin; Austin Trail of Lights opens tickets for drive-thru only event, and more top stories
The design, pictured above, is also being implemented as a part of the I-35 at Williams Drive project. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Read about the I-35 at Parmer Lane diverging diamond intersection, the $17B Samsung facility and more top stories
The Stix Icehouse is readying to open in McKinney. (Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: 14-acre McKinney beer garden announces grand opening dates; Conroe ISD sees declining COVID-19 cases and more top news
Multiple construction projects along I-45 have new deadlines that have been moved to a few months later than last projected. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
I-45 widening project deadline from NASA Parkway to FM 518 extended by several months
Texas Department of Transportation employees work on Segment H of the Grand Parkway in Montgomery County, which is set to be completed in the spring of 2022. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Statewide November ballot propositions explained; East Montgomery County sees explosive growth and more top Houston-area news
About 13.75 million people traveled through George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport between June and August, according to data from the Houston Airport System. This is more than the estimated 3.89 million people who traveled in the same time period in 2020, but still less than the roughly 16 million people who traveled during that time in 2019. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Passports continue to be delayed due to COVID-19, employee shortages
METRONext is the agency’s $3.5 billion bond approved by voters in November 2019, which aims to ease traffic congestion, add expansion to the METRO, and make accessibility and safety upgrades. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
METRO Board approves $1.3 billion budget, discusses METRONext projects
Kyle City Council voted 6-1 and approved the new citywide trail master plan that will utilize 2020 bond election funds for trails that will help connect Austin to San Antonio. (Courtesy Pexels)
CI Nation roundup: Perfect Game coming to Cedar Park; Kyle City Council approves trail master plan to connect Austin to San Antonio and more top stories
Friendswood mayor Mike Foreman holds the scissors for the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the new Friendswood Lakes Boulevard extension. (Andy Yanez/ Community Impact Newspaper)
Friendswood Lakes Boulevard opens as 'one piece of a multiphase project'
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County on Sept. 14 resumed limited services. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
METRO operating on limited service in aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas
Several roads in and near Clear Lake, League City and Friendswood are closed due to Tropical Storm Nicholas, which struck overnight. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Tropical Storm Nicholas floods local roads
The extension of McHard Road in Pearland is one of three major projects the city is working on to address traffic congestion. (Courtesy city of Pearland)
Easing congestion: Pearland projects aim to reduce east-west traffic
Once fully complete in the fall of 2021, the Hwy. 288 frontage road will be three lanes from Magnolia Parkway to Broadway Street heading only northbound. (Andy Yanez/Community Impact Newspaper)
New Hwy. 288 northbound frontage road from Magnolia Parkway opens
The new Hwy. 288 northbound frontage road between Magnolia Parkway and FM 518 in Pearland opened Aug. 12. (Courtesy Fotolia)
New Hwy. 288 frontage road opens in Pearland
Tom Lambert, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, delivered a presentation at an August North Houston Association meeting about the plan's progress and future (Courtesy METRO)
Metropolitan Transit Authority outlines light rail funding developments, COVID-19 ridership effect on METRONext
From 9 p.m. July 30 until 5 a.m. Aug. 1, traffic going northbound from Franklin St. to Hogan/Crockett St. will be diverted to I-10. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Section of I-45 to be closed this weekend due to bridge maintenance