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Archives: July 2023


Record growth of North Austin suburbs means millions in infrastructure changes

​NORTH AUSTIN – The area’s rapidly rising population is increasing traffic congestion and creating a need for more infrastructure. Many residents who live in subdivisions along SH 29 have said they all have the same struggle: driving is becoming overwhelmingly dangerous and difficult. As a result, TxDOT, Liberty Hill, Leander, Georgetown, Williamson County, and developers have all coordinated to […]





New affordable housing coming to Coronado Hills

​AUSTIN – Cairn Point, a 150-unit affordable housing community, is being developed in the Coronado Hills neighborhood by the Austin Housing Finance Corp. (AHFC), Caritas of Austin, and The Vecino Group. Units will average 502 sf, and the entire four-story building will be 100,000 sf.  One-hundred twenty-seven of the units will be reserved for households earning at or below 50 […]


SA African-American museum planning $40M move

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio African-American Community Archive & Museum is slowly outgrowing its space in La Villita and plans to move in 2026. The museum will relocate to the Kress-Grant Building at 311 East Houston St. The property totals more than 44,000 sf. A cultural center, 500-seat auditorium, and working lunch counter are all on the drawing board. Museum CEO and […]


Developers break ground on 221-unit multifamily complex in west Houston

HOUSTON – McNair Interests has broken ground on Phase II of Remy on the Trails, a 221-unit multifamily project at 10505 Deerwood Rd. The complex will have one-, two-, and three-bedroom units ranging from 900 to 1,500 sf. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubroom, dog park, and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Project partners […]


Brazos Valley gets renewable natural gas plant

​​ANDERSON – The Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency recently unveiled its new renewable natural gas plant at Twin Oaks Landfill. Morrow Energy, a natural gas-treating equipment supplier out of Midland, came to Brazos County to help create the plant. The plant can capture landfill gas—a natural byproduct of the decomposition of organic materials within Twin Oaks Landfill—and distribute it on the energy […]


1,930-acre master-planned Fort Bend County community to get 2nd elementary school

​​HOUSTON – Harvest Green, a 1,930-acre master-planned community, is getting its second elementary school and fourth school overall. Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) has acquired 16 acres along Harlem Rd. south of Harvest Garden Blvd. with the plan to build its 55th elementary school in time for the 2026-27 school year. The $46 million project […]