{"id":419635,"date":"2026-08-28T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419635\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T22:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:30:09","slug":"card-shop-cotaland-scheels-check-out-6-trending-austin-area-stories-georgetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419635\/","title":{"rendered":"Card shop, COTALAND, Scheels: Check out 6 trending Austin-area stories | Georgetown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out six trending Austin-area stories from Aug. 24-27.<\/p>\n<p>1. Bad Habits Card Company now open in Georgetown<\/p>\n<p>Bad Habits Card Co. opened this month off Williams Drive in Georgetown.<\/p>\n<p>Owned by Brodie Sachs, the business is geared toward collectors and players to buy, sell and trade cards\u2014both sports and trading card games. The shop offers a selection of sealed sports and TCG products, as well as single cards.<\/p>\n<p>Sachs plans to host TCG tournaments in the space, according to a Georgetown Chamber of Commerce news release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/georgetown\/business\/bad-habits-card-company-now-open-in-georgetown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the story by Reporter Gracie Warhurst.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Tejas Meat Supply closes Round Rock restaurant, butcher shop<\/p>\n<p>The Round Rock location of Tejas Meat Supply announced its closure via social media Aug. 22.<\/p>\n<p>The full service butcher shop and restaurant opened in Round Rock in mid-March, offering fresh cuts of beef, pork and wild game from Texas ranches as well as a selection of house-made sausages, jerky and charcuterie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/round-rock\/dining\/tejas-meat-supply-closes-round-rock-restaurant-butcher-shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more from Reporter Brooke Sjoberg.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. COTALAND Theme Park to host grand opening event in late September<\/p>\n<p>COTALAND Theme Park is officially opening on Sept. 26, bringing racing, rollercoasters and attractions to Circuit of The Americas, or COTA, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p>5. Amazon picks East Austin for multi-billion dollar robotics facility<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is bringing a multi-billion dollar advanced robotics manufacturing facility to East Austin, the company announced Aug. 19. The project will be an anchor development in the newly annexed Dog&#8217;s Head, and was first detailed by city officials during recent planning and financing reviews for that district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/east-austin\/development\/amazon-picks-east-austin-for-multi-billion-dollar-robotics-facility\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the full story from Reporter Ben Thompson.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. 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\">Read the story by Reporter Gracie Warhurst.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out six trending Austin-area stories from Aug. 24-27. 1. 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