Round Rock Edition | February 2026

Development

BY GRANT CRAWFORD, MANUEL HOLGUIN JR. & BROOKE SJOBERG

Arts center, chamber now in Grith Building The newly renovated Grith Building in Down- town Round Rock now serves as the home for the Round Rock Chamber, the Round Rock Visitors Center and The City Arts Center. Overview The 44,000-square-foot building features an art gallery, space for visitors to learn more about the city and, on the second oor, multiple conference rooms and oces for the Round Rock Chamber. Diving deeper The $19.5 million project was funded by the city’s Type B sales tax revenues, hotel occupancy tax revenues and around $4.2 million came from the city’s general self nance construction budget. The Grith Building previously played several roles in Round Rock’s downtown area, including serving as a re house, auto shop, city hall and the

Paseo in downtown area now open The paseo walkway connecting Prete Plaza to the courtyard of the Round Rock downtown public library, is opened. The setup City ocials said the paseo is designed to improve pedestrian circulation, link major civic spaces and support downtown tourism. The walkway sits alongside recent infrastructure upgrades, including a raised pedestrian crossing on East Main Street.

Regional park to receive eld upgrades The Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander will receive arti- cial turf upgrades for four elds. About the project The Lonestar Soccer Club and Williamson County will fund the $8.9 million project.

Rezoning to make way for shopping center A roughly 9-acre tract of land near the inter- section of Gattis School Road and South Kenney Fort Boulevard is on track for future commercial development. What happened? Round Rock City Council voted to adopt measures to annex, provide utility services and rezone parcels making up the property at the northwest corner of the two roadways Jan. 8. Developers told the city’s planning commission that plans for the property could yield a small retail center. Ethan Harwell, with consulting rm Kimley-Horn, said plans for the property would see only about 4.5 acres of the property developed, as the oodplain occupies some of it. Two acres of the property are owned by Paul Cates Stables, who seeks to sell the property. The stables will remain in operation on about 5 acres of

Rezoning area

The Round Rock Chamber recently moved into its new home within the Grith Building.

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former library. The Chamber held a reception on Jan. 22 to celebrate the building’s Founders Wall—a display honoring the businesses and community members that have helped support the Round Rock Cham- ber Foundation’s initiatives. “There was a lot of talk of where we would put the [Chamber] building ... We looked at a number of locations, and it’s exactly where it’s supposed to be—right in our downtown,” Mayor Craig Morgan said at the reception.

Parks getting turf upgrades

The measure was previously approved by the Round Rock Planning and Zoning Commission in early December by a 4-2 vote. Harwell said the property owner and project developer hope to build a small-scale shopping center on the property with space for retail, oces and restaurants. “We think we can t about 30,000 to 40,000 square feet on this site and provide a nice little amenity for east Round Rock,” Harwell said.

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