A MoneyLion ranking places New Braunfels near the top of the nation’s most‑affordable, fastest‑growing cities, spotlighting a 31.7% five‑year population jump and fresh development pressure.

A $14M, 66,500‑sq‑ft retail shell called Lower Gruene Retail is registered for 1551 Gruene Road, with construction slated July 2026–July 2027.

Owners of Austin’s Cheer Up Charlies say the club was padlocked at 900 Red River on Wednesday, leaving staff scrambling just before SXSW after a landlord letter claimed a lease default.

Filings show a proposed 7,600‑sq‑ft research reactor at Proto‑Town in Lockhart with a preliminary $23M estimate and several approval steps ahead.

Safehold closed a ground lease to back a 348‑unit LIHTC project in southeast Austin, to be developed by The NRP Group and due for delivery in 2028.

Heavy equipment is grading the 57‑acre Junction at 1460 at FM 1460 and Westinghouse, where Market at 1460 will anchor the commercial corner. The PUD allows hundreds of homes behind the retail.

Round Rock planners recommended a rewrite of the 110.54‑acre Kenney Fort PUD, swapping a downtown 'Main Street' concept for a trail‑focused layout and limiting larger warehouse uses.

Parkspring plans The Lucille, a 240-unit luxury apartment community on Friendship Lane near the new Waldorf Astoria; first leases are expected in 2028.

Artivion bought roughly 160,000 square feet in Austin for about $20.3M, converting leased On‑X facilities into company-owned manufacturing space.

An AI-driven wave of data centers has put roughly 2 GW into CPS Energy’s queue, forcing plant purchases, a Spruce conversion, and urgent transmission upgrades. Local planning and climate goals are colliding with near-term reliability needs.

St. David's South Austin started construction on a new four-story tower that's part of a roughly $180M expansion to add operating rooms, rehab space and inpatient beds.

ATX Tower’s owner will outfit turnkey spec suites in its office floors to speed leasing and attract smaller firms to downtown amid elevated vacancy.

The Meuse — a 22‑acre mixed‑use project in Fredericksburg — has announced tenants including Double D Ranch and Fischer & Wieser and will be anchored by a Kimpton hotel. Retail construction is underway and the development is targeting a late‑2027 opening.