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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Austin-based Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s has signed a lease to open a restaurant in San Marcos. Chuy’s will open in the Springtown Shopping Center, which is receiving a $27.4 million overhaul by Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group. The center is located at 205 W. Hopkins St. along I-35. Chuy’s will occupy 6,500 square feet along with and an outdoor patio. Construction will begin in March, with the restaurant opening sometime this summer. Founded in Austin in 1982, Chuy’s owns and operates 69 full-service restaurants across 14 states. Since 2010, San Marcos’s population has increased by 30 percent