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New-to-Texas retailer backfilling south Austin’s Buy Buy Baby space
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — TJX Companies Inc. is bringing another one of its retail…
High-end Texas bootmaker eyes South Congress spot
Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.…
Tesla’s economic impact on Central Texas is growing exponentially
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Tesla Inc.’s economic impact on the Austin area continues to grow…
No one beats the Texas Longhorns, in terms of making money
AUSTIN (ABJ) — In the Lone Star State, college football isn’t just a sport; it’s a…
Texas land being wrestled away from cities, thrown to where rural rules roam free
HAYS COUNTY, Texas (Austin Business Journal) — When representatives from MileStone Community Builders LLC arrived in…
It’s not just Tesla: Elon Musk’s other companies look to hire dozens in Central Texas
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Elon Musk’s business empire continues to ramp up operations across Central…
Texas prepares to roll out info on new Chapter 403 tax breaks
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — The way site selector Joe Lacy sees it, Texas is back…
VIA to seek federal funding to expedite Advanced Rapid Transit expansion
SAN ANTONIO – After clearing key hurdles in its quest to deliver the region’s first advanced…
Dallas firm’s development could be biggest ever in Central Texas
Plan for tens of millions of square feet could end up being Central Texas’ largest-ever development…
San Antonio African American museum planning $40 million downtown move
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s downtown is set to gain more diverse cultural offerings in the…
Pizza Patr?n hires first chief operating officer to lead expansion effort
SAN ANTONIO – Local Latin-inspired pizza chain Pizza Patr?n has brought on a restaurant industry veteran…
Longhorns earned $15.5M in NIL deals so far; new information now limited by Texas law
AUSTIN (KXAN/Austin Business Journal) — In the two years since University of Texas student athletes were…
What Texas’ new NIL law means for college athletes, universities, businesses
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — The Texas Legislature this year passed significant changes to how the…
Move over, Texas: Florida is the most economically free state
Texas ranks high on the annual list once again, while the usual stragglers continue their stranglehold…
A third IKEA location is opening in North Texas — but with a twist
Shoppers won’t be able to pick up their orders as they shop at the new Southlake…
Opryland owner strikes $800M deal to purchase SA’s JW Marriott resort
SAN ANTONIO – Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the JW…
Dateline Rice for June 1, 2023
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL Texas governor appoints Trump ally as interim attorney generalMark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair…
Nearly 10,000-square-foot home hits the market in North Texas (Photos)
Special amenities include a two-story living room, sauna, wine cellar and Harley Davidson-themed special garage area.…
Two Nordstrom Stores Bail From San Francisco, Reasons Cited Should Be a Wake up Call
Though retail chains fleeing woke cities in solidly blue states like California for safer areas is…
Embrey tees up for Boerne single-family rental home community
SAN ANTONIO – Embrey is upping the stakes on its built-to-rent gamble, announcing its third single-family…
Remember The ‘Dillo, Austin’s former shuttle system?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — For more seasoned or native Austinites, The ‘Dillo might serve as a blast…
Report: Elon Musk plans to build his own town in Texas
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Elon Musk set Tesla’s engineering headquarters in California, but he might…
St. Louis football fans are hyped for Battlehawks 2.0
The “Kaw Kaw” battle cry was a familiar sound during the XFL’s first go-round in St.…
Despite uptick in tech layoffs, Austin hasn’t yet seen job carnage
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal)– While reports of technology layoffs have become much more common in recent…
Austin Eastciders closes Barton Springs location
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A restaurant that opened three years ago on Barton Springs Road near Zilker…
Whataburger eliminates corporate jobs in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio-based Whataburger reorganized its corporate structure last week, resulting in a wave…
Former Austin post office flipped into grocery store, restaurant and bookstore
Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for March 7, 2023. AUSTIN…
Five restaurants, two law firms planned for The Creamery mixed-use building in Tobin Hill
SAN ANTONIO – Five new restaurants and two law firms are being planned to come online…
Texas Oil and Gas Producers Want Their Tax Break Back
An effort to resurrect Texas’ Chapter 313 tax abatement is underway in the Legislature. With the…
Texas has had the second-most layoffs this year. Here’s what that means for Dallas-Fort Worth
While Texas ranks second with 4,625, its layoff total is about 40% of California’s layoff figure…
Dateline Rice for Feb. 15, 2023
Dateline Rice for Feb. 15, 2023
Cattleman Square Lofts affordable housing project gets $38 million in state tax credits
SAN ANTONIO – Alamo Community Group hit the jackpot recently when the local affordable housing nonprofit…
City of Austin ordered to pay $90M in airport expansion suit
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin has been ordered to pay LoneStar Airport Holdings and…
Dell Technologies to lay off employees, eliminating 6,650 jobs
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated, removing Apple’s inclusion among tech companies with layoffs. AUSTIN…
Dell Technologies to layoff employees, eliminating 6,650 jobs
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated, removing Apple’s inclusion among tech companies with layoffs. AUSTIN…
California lawmakers to consider new wealth tax — and it could follow those moving to Texas
California already depends on its top 1% of taxpayers for almost half of its individual income…
North Texas’ 2023 housing market will be ‘mirror image’ of last year, expert predicts
That was the theme of a Real Estate & Economic Outlook session put on by the…
GrayStreet Partners buys downtown properties owned by Mexican Manhattan’s Karam family
SAN ANTONIO – Local developer GrayStreet Partners has purchased a slate of property downtown, running from…
Tesla plans to spend $700M+ to expand Austin gigafactory
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas’ largest manufacturer is poised to get even bigger. Tesla plans to…
Tim Hortons seeking franchisees in Austin metro
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — Canada-based Tim Hortons Inc., known for its coffee and doughnut holes…
Minnesota developer to build affordable apartment complex in Boerne
SAN ANTONIO – Roers Companies, a Minnesota multifamily housing developer with several projects in Texas, is…
Valero Alamo Bowl CEO preparing for big change
SAN ANTONIO – The Valero Alamo Bowl has for years stood out in a crowded field,…
How a ‘perfect storm’ of problems quickly created chaos for Southwest Airlines
The Dallas-based carrier, known for helping customers who “Wanna Get Away,” did anything but that during…
Advance bookings ‘wildly successful’ at Omni PGA Frisco Resort
The hotel and resort, as well as golf courses, restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues, will open…
Blue Havens in Red States
Red and inherently conservative. That’s the assumption many people have about the South. While there’s an…
San Antonio opens bidding for millions in Tower of the Americas renovations
SAN ANTONIO – The Tower of the Americas, the centerpiece of the San Antonio skyline since…
San Antonio’s housing market expected to rebound, outpace its neighbor to the north
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s housing market is expected to show positive growth next year, brushing…
Westside panel recommends $6.6 million for Market Square enhancements
SAN ANTONIO – The Westside Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) board voted Dec. 6 to allocate…
USAA leaving downtown office space by the end of 2022
SAN ANTONIO – Local insurance and financial services giant USAA announced that the company will be…
Gov. Greg Abbott bans TikTok on state phones and computers, citing cybersecurity risks
Following the lead of several other GOP governors, Abbott said banning the social media platform, which…
Single-family building permits are still trending up in this North Texas city
In Denton, there are several reasons why building permits are trending above other parts of DFW…
Some Texas small businesses startled by need to repay PPP loans
For thousands of business owners across Texas what they thought would be forgivable loans are now…
$3 billion development ‘The Mix’ planned at former Wade Park site in Frisco
The first phase of The Mix, located at Dallas Parkway and Lebanon Road in the North…
Dallas-Fort Worth is now a buyer’s market for homes, index says
DFW moved into buyer territory for the first time since the housing market caught fire in…
Pierce Allman, WFAA reporter who encountered Lee Harvey Oswald after JFK assassination, has died
For almost six decades, Allman was married to Dallas luxury residential realtor Allie Beth Allman. He…
New home building permits continue to slide in most DFW cities
Permits to build houses in are down 38% in Celina, 32% in Frisco, and 26% in…
Rate of discounted homes on the market reaches highest level since the pandemic
SAN ANTONIO – More than a third of homes for sale in the San Antonio area…
SA theme park owner sees huge drop in attendance
SAN ANTONIO – Fiesta Texas parent Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is on a roller coaster ride…
Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.
Concerns over ecological damage to Corpus Christi Bay have delayed plans to convert sea water to…
Brackenridge Park Conservancy names new CEO
SAN ANTONIO – The Brackenridge Park Conservancy has recruited a new CEO, Talli Dolge, who will…
How about a $3.2 million tiara or a hangout with Scottie Pippen? Neiman Marcus unveils 2022 Fantasy Gifts collection
Dallas’ Neiman Marcus is out with its annual Christmas book, which as expected is full of…
Rackspace Technology to exit Windcrest and relocate company headquarters
SAN ANTONIO – The city of Windcrest is losing one of its largest employers as Rackspace…
Kodiak Robotics and IKEA partner for self-driving truck routes between Baytown and Frisco
In April, Kodiak Robotics teamed up with U.S. Xpress to launch Level 4 autonomous freight service…
Elon Musk and The Boring Co. waiting on green light for SA tunnel plan
SAN ANTONIO – Nearly seven months after Alamo City officials said they were advancing discussions with…
AT&T to extend naming rights for Spurs arena
SAN ANTONIO – AT&T Inc. has agreed to extend its naming rights deal for the San…
Dallas PD and Fire Rescue announces new location technology meant to help reach exact locations of emergencies more quickly
The what3words app divides local areas into smaller dimensions, allowing call handlers to pinpoint distressed callers…
Former Cosmic Café building hits the market in Oak Lawn
The colorful building located at 2912 Oak Lawn Avenue is over 100 years old and housed…
Rent hikes in Dallas-Fort Worth appear to be easing — but at least one analysis warns that another spike could be looming
Rents in Dallas decreased 0.1% month-over-month in September, but the 92.9% occupancy of Dallas-Fort Worth’s apartment…
San Antonio’s income surge hints at more housing pressure, moving trucks on the horizon
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s median income is up. A lot. According to the latest data…
With construction complete, this affordable San Antonio apartment complex already has a wait list
SAN ANTONIO – An affordable housing community on the Northeast Side, which broke ground in 2020…
Criminals, Homeless, and Big Labor Thrive While LA Businesses Are Crippled by Government
In Part I of this two-part series, we told you about the crime and vagrancy plaguing…
Stonelake to bring 17-story multifamily project to Deep Ellum in Dallas
The scope of the project includes a 13-story residential tower spanning 405,387 square feet. DALLAS —…
New owner plots rehab of Spaghetti Warehouse building, eyes economic uncertainties ahead
SAN ANTONIO – Initial plans to rehabilitate the historic Spaghetti Warehouse building at 1226 E. Houston…
A sign the Spurs are moving on as new season nears
SAN ANTONIO – For two NBA seasons Bill Schoening was in a most unfamiliar spot, in…
‘We’re awake’: Arlington, no longer a bedroom community, is aiming to create its own skyline
“We have plans to build well over 2 million square feet of class A office space,”…
Dallas developer loses ownership of Turtle Creek site once anticipated to house Mandarin Oriental hotel, condo tower
Tim Barton, owner and president of Dallas-based JMJ Development, lost a battle Wednesday in bankruptcy court.…
YouTube stars team with SA firm for new corporate HQ and entertainment destination
Dude Perfect, the Frisco-based sports/entertainment group that has amassed more than 58 million subscribers on YouTube,…
Rackspace names permanent CEO as Kevin Jones steps down; headquarters to remain in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio-based Rackspace Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXT) announced Monday morning that CEO Kevin…
Proposed change could mean more guest houses in Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO – Prefabricated modular homes may soon be on the rise in San Antonio thanks…
How local universities compare in cost in UT and A&M systems
SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the least-expensive schools…
$59 million ‘hybrid’ apartment community headed to Anna
Construction is projected to begin in December on a new multifamily community of homes in the…
Downtown Castroville rescue plan moves forward
SAN ANTONIO – Efforts to preserve downtown Castroville from a wave of new development spreading westward…
This $15.5M East Texas ranch has exclusive access to a commercial jet strip
A ranch property in East Texas with unique access to a commercial jet strip is on…
CVS to buy Dallas-based Signify Health in an $8B deal
Signify uses a technology platform and visits by clinicians to support complex care at a patient’s…
A home on the North or West Side grows increasingly out of reach for most San Antonians
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio homebuyers looking in the city’s North and West sides may find…
Santikos eyes major westward expansion and redevelopment
SAN ANTONIO – After surviving a more than $50 million loss tied to the initial outbreak…
Why city’s best shot at new ballpark may not be downtown
SAN ANTONIO – The development of a downtown ballpark could spark ancillary development in San Antonio’s…
No, Starbucks is not going cashless at all locations
Starbucks accepts multiple forms of payments, including cashless options. The chain is not going cashless, as…
DBJ exclusive: Here are the hottest DFW communities for home sales
Based on analysis, the 75126 ZIP code in Forney was the hottest zone in North Texas.…
The top 10 commercial San Antonio water users
SAN ANTONIO – The largest consumers of water in San Antonio use an extraordinary amount of…
Scobey Complex plans to revitalize the West Side move forward with new developments
SAN ANTONIO – The redevelopment of a historic West Side property is inching closer to reality…
DFW Airport wants to start moving forward with Terminal F again
The airport informed investors that it submitted a $27.8 million capital spending request to the airlines…
PGA of America unveils the ‘Silicon Valley of Golf’ in Frisco
“Everything of golf and for golf is going to be here,” CEO Seth Waugh said. FRISCO,…
Merriman Anderson Architects drives design for McLaren U.S. HQ in Coppell
The architecture firm spearheaded the architecture and interior design for the 31,000-square-foot campus spaces. COPPELL, Texas…
San Antonio homebuilders signal a pullback as uncertainty creeps into market
SAN ANTONIO – If it feels as though San Antonio’s housing market is at an unpredictable…
Houston-area company plans Wonderland entertainment development
SAN ANTONIO – A Houston-area company plans to redevelop retail space inside Wonderland of the Americas…
COVID-19’s Deadly Toll on Texas Workers
COVID-19’s Deadly Toll on Texas Workers Graveyard Shift As COVID-19 devastates workers unable to stay…