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Pugerville Hutto Edition VOLUME 20, ISSUE 12 AUG. 12SEPT. 2, 2025

$217M planned for Pugerville roads, trails City’s 2025 mobility master plan focuses on transportation network connectivity

80 proposed projects aimed at connectivity and reducing crashes. “We wanted to make sure that transportation is looked at holistically and to be able to provide opportunities for all within our community,” said Jeremy Frazzell, principal planner for the city.

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As Pugerville continues to grow, city leaders are taking a broader view of how residents get around. For the rst time, Pugerville has combined its transportation and trails master plans into a single document: the 2025 Pugerville Pforward Mobility Master Plan. The updated plan outlines

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according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Solis offers mammograms and imaging for women’s health. • 1608 Town Center Drive, Ste. 300, Pflugerville • https://www.solismammo.com

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six locations in Texas. • Opened May 2025 • 16712 Joe Barbee Drive, Pflugerville • https://www.decorativecs.com

4 Travis County Tax Office The Travis County Tax Office in Pflugerville reopened following a nine-month closure for renovations. • Reopened Aug. 1 • 15822 Foothill Farms Loop, Pflugerville • https://tax-office.traviscountytx.gov

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2 Workhub Developments Pflugerville City Council approved a zoning change for a vacant site near Wilke Lane and Huntingtower Castle Boulevard, which would allow for tenant work spaces. Workhub Developments plans to build two buildings with start-up and flex space for a variety of businesses. • 19241 Wilke Lane, Pflugerville • https://workhubusa.com 3 Solis Mammography The St. David’s HealthCare-associated medical provider plans to renovate space in Stone Hill Town Center,

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5 Amazing Lash Studio Amazing Lash Studio is now permanently closed in Pflugerville according to its Google page. The business opened in Stone Hill Town Center in 2016. The company has nearby locations in Round Rock and Austin. • Closed in April • 1608 Town Center Drive, Ste. 300, Pflugerville • https://www.amazinglashstudio.com

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6 Smoothie King A second Smoothie King location in Pflugerville opened July 28. The store is located in the same strip as the Wells Branch H-E-B. Franchisees Nicole and Cleo DeLeon own the store. • Opened July 28 • 1420 Wells Branch Parkway, Pflugerville • www.smoothieking.com

8 Black Rock Coffee Bar The cafe is building its first Pflugerville location and has plans to open late this year or early next year, according to the company. The Pflugerville store is drive-thru only, and will be built near the intersection of Colorado Sands Drive and Copper Mine Drive on a previously undeveloped site. • Opening by early 2026 • Colorado Sands Drive and Copper Mine Drive, Pflugerville • https://br.coffee

7 Miniso The China-based retailer opened a new location in Pflugerville's Stone Hill Town Center. The store is known for affordable household goods, ranging from stationary to plush toys. • Opened July 25 • 19000 Limestone Commercial Drive, Ste. 100, Pflugerville • https://www.miniso.com

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1 Regional Implant Centers The dental office provides full-mouth prosthesis, specifically All-on-4 dental implants. The company has a team of surgeons and technicians to perform the procedure, which is an option for patients who need multiple teeth replaced. • Opened June 2 2 Chase Bank A new Chase Bank location is now open in Hutto. It includes three ATMS, two of which will have 24-hour access. The site, located near H-E-B, is the second Chase location in Hutto, with the other location at 506 Hwy. 79. • Opened mid-June • 4900 Gattis School Road, Hutto • www.chase.com • 201 E. Wilco Hwy., Ste. 203, Hutto • www.regionalimplantcenters.com

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5 Hippo Vapo After recently relocating, the vape shop closed its doors in Hutto last month. The shop sold vaping, CBD and

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3 Jump! Gymnastics The business offers gymnastic classes and camps for ages 1-10. Instruction involves curriculum-driven classes to teach students gymnastics skills quickly. The business

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6 Tiny Texan Exchange The thrift and consignment shop sells kids’ clothing, shoes, toys, books, baby gear, maternity clothing and a variety of other items. Owned by Stephannie and Steven Trudeau, the business plans to host a variety of in-store events, such as weekly story times, shopping events and other activities. • Opened July 14

7 Hutto Spice Route The food truck, located in The Hippo Escape food-truck park in Hutto, serves a variety of Mediterranean and Indian food. The menu includes chicken shawarma wraps, falafel wraps, lamb shawarma wraps and rice platters. Customers will also find french fries, curly fries, dolma, and both traditional and boneless wings. • Opened April 25 • 209 Farley St., Hutto • www.huttospiceroute.com

8 Burger Snobs Burger Snobs recently moved to a new location in downtown Hutto. The food truck offers a variety of gourmet smash burgers, with a menu featuring a pastrami and swiss smash burger reuben, a smoked brisket smash burger, a jalapeno bacon and swiss burger, and a classic smash burger. The burgers are made to order with twice-ground, steak-blend patties, served with kettle chips. • Opened June 24 • 101 Main St., Hutto • www.burgersnobs.com

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5 Transcend Dental Health The dental office signed a lease as part of a new medical- retail space under construction in Round Rock. The facility is expected to be completed later this year. The office has another location on Wyoming Springs Drive. • Opening TBD • 16225 RM 620, Round Rock • www.tdhtx.com 6 Pink Zebra Moving of Round Rock The company specializes in local residential moving services, but also is equipped to perform commercial and long-distance moves as well. The company will primarily service Round Rock, Pflugerville, Hutto, Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown and Taylor. • Opening Aug. 18

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7 El Pollo Rico Renovations are underway to turn the former Dazzle Coffee building into the fast-food restaurant chain known for charcoal-grilled chicken and Mexican dishes, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. • Opening TBD • 2651 Gattis School Road, Round Rock • www.pollosricos.com

• Opened in July • 3107 S. I-35 Frontage Road, Ste. 753, Round Rock • www.menchies.com 3 Mom’s Banh Mi The food truck, owned by Mary Hoang, serves banh mis, or Vietnamese baguette sandwiches, as well as rice bowls and noodle bowls. • Opened May 16 • 1 Indian Meadows Drive, Round Rock • www.momsbanhmi.com 4 Sangam Chettinad Indian Cuisine The restaurant opened a second location in Round Rock, offering South Indian cuisine. The menu features tandoori goat chops, chicken malai chicken kebab and paneer biryani. The first location is in Austin on Parmer Lane.

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1 Brake and Tire Check The business offers brake repair and alignment services, oil changes and tires. More than 50 Brake Check locations are in operation across Texas. • Opened July 1 • 1A 2405 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock and 1B 3495 N. I-35, Round Rock • www.brakecheck.com 2 Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt The first Round Rock location of the yogurt shop held a grand opening July 19. The business offers a range of flavors, which vary by location, including banana pudding, blue raspberry tart and orange cream bar.

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9 Round Rock Sports Center The center will add a second store for concessions utilizing Just Walk Out technology by Amazon. City Council approved a contract with Amazon.com Services to provide the technology for the store. • Opening early 2026 • 2400 Chisholm Trail Road, Round Rock • https://rrsportscenter.com

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10 Austin Regional Clinic The medical group provides comprehensive care in Central Texas, and celebrated 45 years of operation in July. Founded in 1980, ARC now offers specialty and primary care across 35 clinics in 15 cities. • 940 Hesters Crossing Road, Round Rock • www.austinregionalclinic.com

14 Sistas Just Cookin’ Owned by native Floridian with Bahamian roots Teresa Saunders, the truck specializes in southern comfort food. Customers can find breakfast, lunch and dinner meals including fried fish plates, oxtail plates and more. Alongside Saunders, her daughter Vanessa Saunders runs Suga’s Cakery, or the truck’s dessert menu, which ranges from fried Oreos and fried Twinkies to mini bundt cakes. • Opened in May • 1 Indian Meadows Drive, Round Rock • Instagram: sistasjc

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According to a July social media post, owners Jay Kudla and Sam Darlington sold the restaurant. The pub’s last day under Darlington and Kudla was July 13. • 4000 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock • www.corkandbarrelpub.com 12 Lamppost Coffee The coffee shop reached its 10-year anniversary in July. Owned by Brian Burns, the shop first opened in Lake Creek Crossing in 2015. It now has five locations across Round Rock, Hutto, Georgetown and San Marcos. • 1205 Round Rock Ave., Ste. 129, Round Rock • www.lamppost.coffee 13 The Owen House The event venue, owned by Isabella Linssen, reached its five-year anniversary in May. Along with the historic main building, it features a reception hall and garden. • 8 Chisholm Trail Road, Round Rock • www.owenhouse1853.com

15 Kerbey Lane Cafe The Austin-based restaurant chain celebrated its 45th anniversary in May. The first cafe opened in 1980 in Central Austin and the business now operates 10 locations

• 16330 RM 620, Round Rock • www.jackinthebox.com

18 Y’all’s Down Home Cafe The restaurant announced via social media that it will close at the end of August after 10 years of operation. Locally owned by Geoff and Sharon Beverly, the eatery offers a combination of southern comfort food and Cajun cuisine. • Closing end of August • 2000 S. I-35 Frontage Road, Round Rock • https://www.eatatyalls.cafe

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16 Jack in the Box Three locations remain open in Round Rock—near I-35, Gattis School Road and East Palm Valley Boulevard. • Closed in June

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A third-party investigation into misconduct allegations found sucient evidence that former Pugerville Police Chief Jason O’Malley brandished a rearm and threatened a lieutenant within the department, according to a case summary and news release from the city of Pugerville on July 30. The report details an incident in which O’Malley threatened to shoot a former Pugerville lieutenant, Michael De La Rosa, in the foot while inside a police oce. Two other ocers, including Sgt. Commander Makeba Lewis, were also present. Probe alleges misconduct by police chief

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Lewis and former Commander Jared Thyssen also resigned from the department during the investigation. The city is reviewing policies and training following the investigation, according to the release, and “remains steadfast in its commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all employees.” “While the actions in question did not endanger the public, they did not align with the expectations we hold for leadership in our police department,” Pugerville City Manager Sereniah Breland said. Stephen Grith was named interim police chief while the city searches for O’Malley’s replacement. Grith has over 33 years of law enforcement experience and over 10 years in city management.

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The report determined that the incident, which took place on April 23, was the primary cause for the investigation. However, it also stated that O’Malley had “a pattern of unprofessional conduct,” including lack of weapon safety and professionalism. O’Malley retired during the investigation, which was initiated on April 29 following a complaint made by an employee during an exit interview.

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Hutto police chief revisits plan for new justice center Hutto Police Chief Jeffrey Yarbrough presented a history of the city’s police department facilities, identifying a need for upgraded infrastructure, at a July 17 City Council meeting.

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main facility and other buildings utilized by the department, Hutto Police has about 18,826 square feet at its disposal. To meet the needs of the city today, Yar- brough said that the team would need at least a 26,000-square-foot facility. The breakdown Yarbrough laid out three concepts for a justice center facility at the July 17 meeting. These options range from $50 million to $65.3 million and include a 45,914-square-foot main police facility.

The city of Hutto and developer Wolver- ine Interests resolved a series of lawsuits in July that started in 2019 and centered around the Perfect Game mixed-use devel- opment project. The details Perfect Game, a baseball scouting com- pany, planned to relocate to Hutto as the anchor tenant in a $800 million mixed-use development led by Wolverine Interests. Hutto filed a petition against the devel- oper claiming breach of contract and seeking restitution. Wolverine Interests countered with its own claim. The amicable settlement officially resolves all existing disputes between the two parties. Additionally, the development site is now free for future projects.

“The overall goal is to come together to see if we can meet the needs and serve the community and their needs moving forward,” Yarbrough said. The history The Hutto Police Department facility was built in 2002 when the city’s population was only 2,971 people, according to Yarbrough. Including the

Preliminary Hutto Justice Center design considerations Based on a presentation by Police Chief Jeffrey Yarbrough July 17.

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Pflugerville projects $20 increase to utility bills The average Pflugerville resident could see a roughly $20 increase to monthly utility bills next year, according to a presentation on utility rates for the fiscal year 2025-26 by Pflugerville Finance Director Tracy Waldron. Digging deeper “We’ve been looking at the rate model every single year,” Waldron said. “[We] want to make sure that we have the most accurate data in that model.” In addition to growth in demand, debt service and impact fees—a charge to new development to fund infrastructure costs—also affect residents’ utility rates. Although the rates are lower than what city staff projected for future budgets during last year’s budget planning, the rates are still an increase from the FY 2024-25 budget.

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City, PCDC search for project manager Pflugerville council and the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation are in search for a manager for the project formerly known as Project Greenfield. Overview Proposed features for the 53-acre site, now dubbed Project Nexus, include food, shopping and entertainment. Council asked PCDC June 24 to solicit a request for qualifications for a project manager.

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What residents should know City staff calculated what an average resident would pay for their utility bill, which assumes a five-eighths inch water meter, 8,000 gallons water volume and 5,000 gallons wastewater volume. The average monthly bill amounts to $107.25 for water and $85.50 for wastewater, for a total utility bill of $215.12 including other fees. For FY 2025-26, a resident could expect to pay $114.35 for water and $97.50 for wastewater, for a total utility bill of $234.22 including other fees.

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Demographic report shows latest PfISD home construction, sales data

The latest data shows home construction in Pflugerville ISD is slightly higher than last year, but annual closings are slowing. Bob Templeton with Zonda Education provided the board of trustees with a first quarter 2025 demographic update during the June 27 board meeting, which included housing data for the district. The overview According to Zonda data, PfISD ranks 10th out of 20 area districts such as Austin, Hutto and George- town ISDs in annual closings. Diving in deeper Per Zonda data, the Dessau Elementary School zone is building the most single-family homes with 227 annual home starts, followed by the Pflugerville

The Q1 2025 report showed that, annually, PfISD had: 746 annual single-family home starts 795 annual single-family home closings

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Site work is underway for an expansion and conversion of the existing Hutto Ninth Grade Center to the district’s second compre- hensive high school, Hutto ISD contractors said in June. What you need to know Casey Sledge of Sledge Engi- neering provided an update on the Ninth Grade Center conversion June 26. Sledge said pier drilling to support the new structure also began in June, and an electrical shutdown is scheduled for later this summer to allow for a trans- former to be swapped out.

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About the project The campus will be expanded to include a performing arts center, as well as provide expanded classroom, athletics and career and technical education spaces. The project is part of a $522 million bond package voters approved in 2023. The package included $471.5 million for new construction and the expansion.

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1 Kelly Lane Phase 3 Project: The project will expand the Kelly Lane to a 4-lane conguration with a center median and integrate four roundabout intersections. Update: The project has entered the nal phases of design and will begin with utility relocation. • Timeline: 2020-2028 • Cost: $28.7 million • Funding Source: 2022 general obligation bonds, 2023 GO bonds, roadway impacts fees

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2 Colorado Sand Drive from Copper Mine to Lone Star Ranch Blvd Project: Construction of .53 miles of 4-lane paved roadway to ll the gap on Colorado Sand Drive between Copper Mine Drive and Lone Star Ranch Boulevard. Update: Construction is ongoing and will end this year. • Timeline: 2019-2025 • Cost: $9.9 million • Funding Source: 2020 GO bonds, 2023 certiicate of obligation bonds, roadway impacts fees 3 Kelly Lane Phase 2 from Falcon Point to Moorlynch Avenue Project: Widening Kelly Lane from 2 to 4 lanes from Falcon Pointe Drive to east of Moorlynch Avenue, including a roundabout at Vilamoura Street. Update: Construction will continue through September. • Timeline: 2019–2025 • Cost: $27.6 million • Funding Source: 2020 CO bonds, 2020 GO bonds, roadway impact fees 4 Street Reconstruction Package 1B Project: The project will rehabilitate 18 streets in the Saxony and Willow Creek Section One subdivisions. Update: Construction started in July and will last approximately six months.

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6 East WilCo Highway Segment 3 Project: The project widened FM 3349 and CR 101 into four-lane divided roadways with bridges over U.S. 79 and the Union Pacic Railroad. Update: Williamson County nished construction on the roadway in June. • Timeline: June 21 • Cost: $95 million • Funding Source: Texas Department of Transportation

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5 Exchange Boulevard reconstruction Project: Improvements to Exchange Boulevard from Hwy. 79 to Holland Street including the intersection with Live Oak. Update: Design is 90% complete. Work continues as right-of-way details are nalized.

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Pflugerville’s Downtown East sees progress The city of Pflugerville finished asbestos removal and demolition operations on the Down- town East site July 11 as part of the larger project to develop the Pfluger Tract and build a new city hall and recreation center. The update Most recently, the city removed and disassem- bled the historic gin due to asbestos and structural deficiencies that rendered the building unin- habitable for many years. The removal will also accommodate the future extension of Main Street. Materials salvaged from the gin during the demolition process will be repurposed in downtown projects to preserve its history, according to the city. About the project Downtown East will create a new city center on about 29 acres of land located at the northwest

Incentives approved to bring Sprouts Farmers Market to Hutto Hutto City Council approved an incentives pack- age July 17 to bring a Sprouts Farmers Market to the corner of Hwy. 79 and SH 130, where a nearly 14-acre retail development is in the works. What happened Adam Zimel presented the details of the proposed development on behalf of Endeavor Real Estate at the meeting. The development plans to have Sprouts as its lead tenant. Endeavor’s plans include a 23,000-square-foot building to house Sprouts. Another 24,000 square feet would be dedicated to multi-tenant space, including “fast-casual” restaurants and other services. The development as a whole would cost around $28 million. Council voted 5-2 for the city to provide a

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Epitome proposes Hutto industrial park Epitome Development, which owns about 40 acres on SH 130 north of Limmer Loop, presented a vision for the land at a June 24 meeting. The details The site sits in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, and the development team plans to request annexation into the city. The proposed Crossroads Business Park involves an industrial complex with multi- ple buildings constructed over phases.

Pflugerville rezones 75 acres of land Pflugerville City Council approved the rezoning of about 75 acres of agricultural land that borders Meadowlark Preserve and a Pflugerville ISD property. The breakdown The rezoning is now in effect and includes: • 50 acres for single-family residential • 9 acres for single-family mixed use

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$875,000 grant to help fund the construction, paid out over three years. The package also includes a 50% sales tax reimbursement for the fourth through 10th year of the development opening. Zimel said that Endeavor will also commit to bring a full-service restaurant to the devel- opment. Sprouts will aim for a 2027 opening, according to Zimel.

corner of FM 685 and East Pecan Street. The city and developer Griffin Swinerton broke ground Dec. 2, 2024, on Phase 1 of the project, which includes extending Main Street to FM 685, as well as constructing a new city hall, multigenera- tional recreation center and a civic plaza. What’s next City officials expect the Phase 1 build-out to be complete by 2026.

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Texas State University recently unveiled a major expansion to transform its Round Rock campus to support a student enrollment of 10,000 by 2030. The plan includes projects for academic buildings, student housing and more, with an emphasis on building communal spaces. The campus reached an enrollment of 2,193 students this spring—a 21% increase compared to spring 2024—driven by the campus’s rst-ever freshman class admitted last fall. The school previously served only upper-level students. Julie Lessiter, TXST’s vice president of the Round Rock campus, said a combination of growth in Williamson County and the absence of universities oering freshman through graduate options in the area has the site “perfectly positioned to be the Texas State northern frontier.” Texas State aims for 10K enrollment

Growth phases TXST Round Rock’s plan is based on student enrollment milestones.

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6,000 total students A Esperanza Hall: 81,600 sq. ft. B Life sciences: 80,000 sq. ft. 7,500 total students C Academic: 145,000 sq. ft. D Housing: 200 beds

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sophomore at the Round Rock campus. Also in the works is a life sciences incuba- tor—a collaboration between TXST, Round Rock Chamber and design rm Concept Companies—to tap into the area’s growing market. Mayor Craig Morgan said the incubator could help Round Rock become more competitive. “I think that would encourage more companies that may want to actually relocate to Central Texas—more particularly, Round Rock,” he said.

At 81,600 square feet, Esperanza Hall, con- struction on which began in November 2024, will be three-stories tall and feature research labs for science and engineering. Part of the expansion’s rst phase, the building will allow students to take lab courses in person. “Being a campus [predominantly] for nursing and those health professions, labs would be very critical and benecial for freshmen and sophomores to go on,” said Maryssa Burilson, a

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To make room for 7,500 students, TXST will need to build upon the rst phase of the master plan by adding more academic buildings and, for the rst time, student housing—200 beds—in the second phase. “You’re friends with the people in your classes, but you sometimes wish you had a strong bond and relationship with them,” said Ana Ramirez, a TXST Round Rock sophomore. “I denitely think adding these residence halls will really help with that.” The master plan’s future layout organizes student growth around a cross-pattern of quads and open spaces. Along side the campus’s rst quad, TXST’s next academic building would include “an iconic arch” that would mirror Trauth-Human Hall in San Marcos, Lessiter said. “[Students have] all said we really need some

Between TXST’s main campus in San Marcos, Round Rock campus, satellite locations and online students, Lessiter thinks TXST could grow from its roughly 37,000 students to a goal of 50,000 throughout the entire system. “The San Marcos campus is pretty landlocked, and there’s a lot of room for growth here,” she said. With space available, the plan for the Round Rock campus includes a long-term development scenario to accommodate 15,000 students. Lessiter said the school’s degree programs for health professions could draw more students outside of the Austin metro, such as from Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, and ultimately lend to the university’s 15,000-enrollment mark. The outline includes expanding the campus southward across the property, with a network of quads made up of academic buildings. This would require upgrades to utilities, water infrastructure, technology and parking, according to the plan. While enrollment milestones could be years in the making, growth at TXST’s Round Rock campus will continue this fall with its second-ever class of incoming freshmen. TXST President Kelly Damphousse said at a May board of regents meeting that after the campus welcomed its inaugural freshman cohort of roughly 80 students last year, more than 200 are enrolled for the upcoming fall semester.

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space where we can collaborate together, build community and really get to study in a nice envi- ronment, and that is going to be achieved with the master plan,” Lessiter said.

The local impact

“When these students graduate, if they choose to stay here, live here and work here, then we’re going to get tenfold

The blueprint for a 10,000-student campus includes an additional 200 beds of housing and two more academic buildings in its third phase, accord- ing to the plan. With a current course oering of 18 undergrad- uate programs and 11 graduate programs, the third phase would help expand that catalog. Lessiter said the school plans to begin oering an aviation program to help address an ongoing pilot shortage, as well as engineering degrees. “We’re really all about helping our students get into their careers,” she said. “So having that as our mission is going to draw students to this campus to

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be able to get their undergraduate degree.” TXST Round Rock would be the third-largest university in the Austin metro if it reaches a student enrollment of 10,000.

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County and private developers. “The plan is essentially like a recipe book for how we establish future projects,” Frazzell said. “It helps us with establishing policies and creating code updates.” For projects outside city limits, Pugerville will work with Travis County to coordinate eorts.

$217 million. Projects were prioritized based on community need, feasibility, and their potential to improve safety and reduce congestion. Developed in collaboration with engineering consultants, advocacy groups and residents, the plan will guide future investments, with the city pursuing funding from grants and partners, such as the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Texas Department of Transportation, Travis

Since the city’s last transportation plan in 2019, Pugerville has added more than 10,000 residents, with the population now topping 80,000, according to the city’s Geographic Information Systems department. The plan identies 33 priority projects among the 80 proposed, including 28 miles of roadway and trail improvements totaling more than

Pflugerville’s mobility plan

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1 Ariel Elena Way extension 2 Colorado Sand Drive extension 3 Colorado Sand Drive extension Phase 2 4 Hidden Lake Drive extension 5 Impact Way extension 6 Old Austin Hutto Road extension 7 Pfennig Lane extension 8 Pflugerville Parkway connection 9 Rowe Lane bridge construction 10 Martin Lane improvement 11 SH 45 frontage road connection

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Trail connections For the first time, the plan includes bike paths.

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A Grand Avenue Parkway Trail (northward) B Heatherwilde Trail (Segment 1) C Kingston Lacy Trail D Pecan Street Trail (eastward)

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