{"id":413176,"date":"2026-08-21T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/413176\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:06:08","slug":"back-to-school-and-blue-origin-check-out-these-trending-austin-area-stories-central-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/413176\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school and Blue Origin: Check out these trending Austin area stories | Central Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these trending stories from the Austin area Aug. 17-20.<\/p>\n<p>1. The Farm Fresh Network brings locally grown food to Texas schools<\/p>\n<p>As parents prepare to send students back to school, the Texas Department of Agriculture is focusing on how to feed them with locally grown food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/central-austin\/education\/the-farm-fresh-network-brings-locally-grown-food-to-texas-schools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more from Reporter Katlynn Fox.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Hutto, Williamson County poised for $674M Blue Origin facility<\/p>\n<p>Williamson County commissioners unanimously approved an economic development agreement Aug. 20 for Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos\u2019 space technology company, to possibly construct a facility on Innovation Boulevard in Hutto.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/pflugerville-hutto\/development\/hutto-williamson-county-poised-for-674m-blue-origin-facility\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the scoop from Reporter Gracie Warhurst.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Eagles Nest Street extension moves forward in Round Rock<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of a project to extend Eagles Nest Street to west Round Rock is in motion.<\/p>\n<p>City officials bid out a contract to build the road Aug. 17.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/round-rock\/transportation\/eagles-nest-street-extension-moves-forward-in-round-rock\/?mrfhud=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the story by Reporter Brooke Sjoberg.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. 4 changes Bastrop drivers should know near Sendero, Burleson Crossing<\/p>\n<p>Bastrop is making several road and safety changes in and around the Sendero and Burleson Crossing shopping centers, including improvements to the nearby senior living community, Settlement Estates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/bastrop-cedar-creek\/transportation\/4-changes-bastrop-drivers-should-know-near-sendero-burleson-crossing\/?mrfhud=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more from Editor Amanda Cutshall.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Local Georgetown bakery celebrates 5-year anniversary<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Banana Breads &amp; More, owned by Hannah Thompson, celebrated five years in business in Georgetown.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson began her business in July 2021, \u201cstarting off small,\u201d selling a variety of bread and rolls, she said. She later learned how to make custom cakes and pies, which increased a lot of her sales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/georgetown\/business\/local-georgetown-bakery-celebrates-5-year-anniversary\/?mrfhud=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out the story by Reporter Gianna Means. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. New Braunfels ISD receives &#8216;B&#8217; rating from TEA for the 2025-26 school year<\/p>\n<p>New Braunfels ISD remained at a &#8220;B&#8221; rating in the state&#8217;s annual A-F accountability ratings for the 2025-26 school year, according to new data released Aug. 14 by the Texas Education Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out these trending stories from the Austin area Aug. 17-20. 1. 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