Leander - Liberty Hill Edition | February 2026

BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF

Now open

Now open

Worth the trip

10 Estância Brazilian Steakhouse The restaurant offers a traditional Brazilian-style dining experience featuring premium meats carved tableside, along with gourmet side dishes and salad bar. • Opened Jan. 28

12 Layne’s Chicken Fingers The fast-casual chain opened a Leander location in January, serving chicken fingers, fries, sandwiches, shakes and more. Chicken is served with a variety of sauce options, including the business’s signature Layne’s Sauce. Layne’s also offers family meals and catering. • Grand opening Jan. 24 • 11312 Hero Way West, Ste. 100, Leander • www.layneschickenfingers.com

PopStroke Mini-golf company PopStroke has announced plans to open a second Austin-area location in Cedar Park. The $5.8 million venture is anticipated to open in April, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Cedar Park community members can expect to find two 18-hole mini-golf courses, a full-service scratch kitchen restaurant and an ice cream parlor. • Opening in spring • 817 C-Bar Ranch Trail, Cedar Park • www.popstroke.com

• 2132 Raider Way, Leander • www.estancia.com/leander

13 Crunch Fitness According to an update from the city of Leander, the gym has registered a new 40,000-square-foot location. The fitness center offers cardio, weights, group classes

• Opening TBD • Service area: Austin area and Highland Lakes region • www.juicedfuel.com/austin-texas

address within Old Town Leander, officially moving to the new office in early January. • Relocated Jan. 7 • 103 N. West Drive, Leander • www.leandercc.org

and personal training. • Hero Way and US 183 • www.crunch.com

What’s next PERMITS FILED WITH THE TEXAS

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION

Closings

11 Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods The national liquor store has proposed a new location along Hero Way, slated to finish construction in April, according to a TDLR filing. The Leander storefront will sell a selection of wine, liqueurs and cocktail mixers.

15 The Williamson County Bagel Company The handmade bagel shop has permanently closed. The family-owned storefront offered hand-rolled, boiled and baked-in-house bagels every day. • Closed in October • 14300 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Ste. 101, Cedar Park

Relocations

14 Leander Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center The city’s chamber and visitor center relocated to a new

• 1481 Hero Way, Leander • www.specsonline.com

Bluebonnet Family Estates Assisted Living and Memory Care Where Care, Comfort and Luxury Meet

Opening in March 2026. Now touring future family members!

1202 Seward View Rd, Leander TX, 78641 • (512) 265-1430 • bluebonnetfamily.com Located off Bagdad between Leander and Liberty Hill

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