ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – The city of Round Rock could be seeing new businesses and taller buildings popping up downtown.

This comes after Round Rock City Council approved rezoning parts of downtown as mixed-use areas at a Thursday meeting. The change allows property owners more flexibility with their land, letting them use it for more than purely commercial or residential purposes.

Rezoning will attract new spots for local dining, entertainment and retail to Round Rock’s downtown, said Brad Dushkin, Round Rock’s Planning and Development Services Director.

“The overarching goal of all of this was to try and bring more people downtown,” Dushkin said. "When we talk to people out in the community, they want more activities, more things to do here in downtown so that they don't have to go

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