A 17-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 79 from Round Rock to Taylor has courted the likes of the $550 million Kalahari Resort and Convention Center and, recently, Samsung’s $17 chipmaking plant. A lot more development could be on the way, in sectors from semiconductors to homebuilding. In this in-depth report, we look at why this part of Central Texas has so many economic influencers salivating.