Central Texas News

Bearden Investments plans to open industrial facility near San Marcos

By Benjamin Kibbey | Dec 10, 2020

With expectations to have the facility up and running by October 2021, a Texas-based real estate developer recently broke ground on a 175,000-square-foot industrial space near San Marcos.

Buda budget may include property tax decrease, water rate increase

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 1, 2020

The Buda City Council will hold public hearings for the next budget year, with discussion including proposed water and wastewater rate increases; five full-time equivalent positions for departments including police and finance; and a slight decrease in the property tax rate.

Construction in Austin resumes after governor's order trumps city code

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 10, 2020

AUSTIN – After a brief halt in construction, work sites across Austin are open again due to an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott that defines all construction as essential, superseding the city's classifications that halted some construction.