Now Open
Dirty Dough Cookies
The cookie shop, owned by franchisee Hetal Patel, specializes in stuffed, gourmet cookies with unique fillings and toppings.
Nitro Swimming
The swim school offers classes for infants and toddlers, from six months old to pre-schoolers. Nitro Swimming also offers advanced swim lessons for adults and competitors, according to its website.
Tony C’s Pizza & Beer Garden
The restaurant serves coal-fired pizza, wings, Italian dishes, beer and wine.
Mean Eyed Cat
The Austin-based Johnny Cash-themed Dive Bar opened a second location in Driftwood. The new location offers whiskey, local and craft beers, and cocktails.
Coming soon
RacFit
The locally owned multi-use facility will have six outdoor tennis courts, eight outdoor pickleball courts and more. There will be a lounge, large outdoor green space and food trucks. RacFit will also have a beer, wine and smoothie bar.
Relocations
Tacos Pa-Ti
The local birria taco business owned by Patricia “Pati” Alvarado relocated to a food trailer at Railhouse Bar in Kyle. Tacos Pa-Ti serves birria and mini street tacos.
- Relocated in September
- 107 E. Center St., Kyle
- Facebook: Tacos Pa-Ti
Yota Ranch
The Austin car dealership relocated to Kyle from a location in South Austin. Yota Ranch sells pre-owned Toyota and Lexus cars, trucks and SUVs.
Providence Behavior Therapy
The business relocated its Buda location from 125 Rose St. to 119 Cimarron Park Loop Ste. A on Sept. 30. Locally owned by Heather Skeen, Providence Behavior Therapy offers a range of therapy services including mental health counseling, occupation therapy, speech and language therapy and Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy.
In the News
LionHeart Hobby & Games
Locally owned by Danielle Adams and Rudy Cline, the hobby store expanded into the neighboring suites of its original space. Adams said there is more room to move around in the store and host community events like game and painting nights.
US Foods Inc.
The food service distributor is expanding its existing food distribution and warehousing facility—located at 2150 Fire Cracker Dr., in Buda—according to a news release. US Foods Inc. has been in Buda since 2011 and was awarded a $1,072,500 grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund, or TEF. The expansion is anticipated to create an additional 165 jobs and over $120 million in capital investment, the news release states.
Closures
Inta Juice
The smoothie shop opened in September 2023 and sold a variety of fruit smoothies, juices and acai bowls.
- Closed Nov. 10
- 5401 FM 1626, Ste. 185, Kyle
Budaful Tavern
The restaurant—formerly JParks Chophouse & Saloon, a steakhouse owned by Mudbugs owner Jeff Parks—served beer on tap, burgers, steaks and more.
- Closed Nov. 24
- 407 N. Austin St., Buda
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